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Hack Your State Department Act

Introduced: April 5, 2018 Introduced by: Lieu, Ted Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 12 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 26, 2018
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Sep 25, 2018
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 25, 2018
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8878-8879)
Sep 25, 2018
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8878-8879)
Sep 25, 2018
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5433.
Sep 25, 2018
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8878-8880)
Sep 25, 2018
Ms. Ros-Lehtinen moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
May 9, 2018
Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, by Unanimous Consent.
May 9, 2018
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
May 9, 2018
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 5, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Apr 5, 2018
Introduced in House
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Hack Your State Department Act

This bill requires the Department of State to design, establish, and make publicly known a Vulnerability Disclosure Process to improve cybersecurity. The process requirements include: (1) identifying which information technology should be included, (2) providing a readily available means of reporting discovered security vulnerabilities, and (3) identifying the offices and position that will be responsible for addressing security vulnerability disclosures.

The bill requires the State Department to establish a bug bounty pilot program to provide compensation for reports of previously unidentified security vulnerabilities of its internet-facing information technology.

What's happening now September 26, 2018

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

 Bill text 3 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Jul 10, 2018
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · May 8, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5433: Hack Your State Department Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5433/
MLA
"H.R. 5433: Hack Your State Department Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5433/.
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H.R. 5433, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5433/.
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[H.R. 5433: Hack Your State Department Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5433/)
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