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S 2975 114th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics Computer security and identity theft Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Labor-management relations

Federal Information Systems Safeguards Act of 2016

Introduced: May 23, 2016 Introduced by: Ernst, Joni Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Sep 27, 2016
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 647.
Sep 27, 2016
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with amendments. With written report No. 114-361.
May 25, 2016
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
May 23, 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
May 23, 2016
Introduced in Senate
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Federal Information Systems Safeguards Act of 2016

(Sec. 2) This bill provides that executive agency actions that are necessary to restrict or prohibit access to a website which an agency determines presents a security weakness or risk to the information technology or information system under the agency's control shall not be subject to federal employee labor-management relations requirements.

The agency, after taking such an action, shall, upon the request of employees of the agency, consider and seek guidance on the personal communication needs of such employees.

What's happening now September 27, 2016

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 647.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4361 Related bill Government Reform and Improvement Act of 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2975: Federal Information Systems Safeguards Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2975/
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"S. 2975: Federal Information Systems Safeguards Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2975/.
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S. 2975, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2975/.
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