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Active Cyber Defense Certainty Act

Introduced: June 13, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 28, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jun 13, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 13, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Active Cyber Defense Certainty Act

This bill limits the prosecution of computer fraud and abuse offenses where the conduct constituting an offense involves a response to, or defense against, a cyber intrusion.

What's happening now June 28, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Democratic 3 Republican 8
R
Crenshaw, Dan
Texas · Jul 10, 2019
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Jun 28, 2019
 R
Hern, Kevin
Oklahoma · Jun 24, 2019
 R
Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Jun 13, 2019
 R
Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
Georgia · Jun 13, 2019
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Jun 13, 2019
Ferguson, A.
· Jun 13, 2019
Fortenberry, Jeff
· Jun 13, 2019
 D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Jun 13, 2019
 R
Hill, J. French
Arkansas · Jun 13, 2019
 R
Loudermilk, Barry
Georgia · Jun 13, 2019
Murphy, Stephanie
· Jun 13, 2019
Palazzo, Steven
· Jun 13, 2019
 R
Reschenthaler, Guy
Pennsylvania · Jun 13, 2019
Rice, Kathleen
· Jun 13, 2019
 R
Scott, Austin
Georgia · Jun 13, 2019
Stewart, Chris
· Jun 13, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3270: Active Cyber Defense Certainty Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3270/
MLA
"H.R. 3270: Active Cyber Defense Certainty Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3270/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 3270, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3270/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 3270: Active Cyber Defense Certainty Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3270/)
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