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Cyber Shield Act of 2017

Introduced: October 27, 2017 Introduced by: Lieu, Ted Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Nov 3, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.
Oct 27, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Oct 27, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Cyber Shield Act of 2017

This bill requires the Department of Commerce to establish a Cyber Shield Advisory Committee to recommend (1) the format and content of Cyber Shield labels for covered products (i.e., consumer-facing physical objects that can connect to the Internet and collect, send, or receive data); and (2) the process to identify, establish, report on, adopt, maintain, and promote compliance with industry-leading cybersecurity and data security benchmarks to enhance cybersecurity and protect data.

In addition, Commerce must establish a Cyber Shield voluntary program to identify, certify, and label such covered products.

What's happening now November 3, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Bill text 1 version

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Khanna, Ro
California · Nov 17, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4163: Cyber Shield Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4163/
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"H.R. 4163: Cyber Shield Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4163/.
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H.R. 4163, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4163/.
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