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S 1691 115th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics

Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017

Introduced: August 1, 2017 Introduced by: Warner, Mark R. Democratic · Virginia See on congress.gov
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Aug 1, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Aug 1, 2017
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017

This bill requires Internet-connected devices purchased by federal agencies to meet specified security requirements, including requirements that the devices (1) do not contain known security vulnerabilities or defects; (2) rely on software or firmware components capable of accepting properly authenticated and trusted updates from the vendor; (3) rely only on non-deprecated industry-standard protocols and technologies for certain functions; and (4) do not include fixed or hard-coded credentials.

What's happening now August 1, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 7283 Related bill Internet of Things (IoT) Federal Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2018
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Oct 16, 2017
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Daines, Steve
Montana · Aug 1, 2017
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Aug 1, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1691: Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1691/
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"S. 1691: Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1691/.
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S. 1691, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1691/.
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