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Promoting Good Cyber Hygiene Act of 2015

Introduced: October 1, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Sep 30, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
Oct 1, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Oct 1, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Promoting Good Cyber Hygiene Act of 2015

This bill requires the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to establish for the federal government, the private sector, and any individual or organization a list of voluntary best practices for effective and usable cyber hygiene to help protect information systems or devices against cybersecurity threats that include unauthorized access, alteration of information or code running on such systems or devices, and unauthorized denials of service.

The Department of Homeland Security, in coordination with NIST and the Federal Trade Commission, must: (1) assess cybersecurity threats relating to mobile devices and the effect of such threats on the cybersecurity of the federal government's information systems and networks, and (2) submit recommendations for addressing such threats.

What's happening now September 30, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 6 Republican 1
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Chu, Judy
California · Nov 5, 2015
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Nov 5, 2015
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Peters, Scott H.
California · Nov 5, 2015
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Nov 5, 2015
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Oct 22, 2015
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Oct 20, 2015
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Oct 8, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3664: Promoting Good Cyber Hygiene Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3664/
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"H.R. 3664: Promoting Good Cyber Hygiene Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3664/.
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