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H.R. 5680 116th Congress House

Cybersecurity Vulnerability Identification and Notification Act of 2020

Official title: To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to protect United States critical infrastructure by ensuring that the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agen… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to protect United States critical infrastructure by ensuring that the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the Department of Homeland Security has necessary legal tools to notify entities at risk of cybersecurity vulnerabilities in the enterprise devices or systems that control critical assets of the United States, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 13, 2020 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 29, 2020
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jan 29, 2020
Ordered to be Reported.
Jan 27, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Jan 27, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 29, 2020

Ordered to be Reported.

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Cybersecurity Vulnerability Identification and Notification Act of 2020

This bill authorizes the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to issue a subpoena for the production of information to identify and notify an entity that is put at risk by cybersecurity vulnerabilities.

Specifically, the bill requires the DHS Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to detect, identify, and receive information about security vulnerabilities relating to critical infrastructure in the information systems and devices of public and private entities. To do this, the bill authorizes CISA, upon identification of a system determined to have such a security vulnerability, to issue a subpoena for the production of information that is necessary to identify and notify the at-risk entity.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3045 Cybersecurity Vulnerability Identification and Notification Act of 2020
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 2
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jul 13, 2020
Ratcliffe, John
· Feb 3, 2020
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Jan 27, 2020
Katko, John
· Jan 27, 2020
Richmond, Cedric
· Jan 27, 2020
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jan 27, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5680: Cybersecurity Vulnerability Identification and Notification Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5680/
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"H.R. 5680: Cybersecurity Vulnerability Identification and Notification Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5680/.
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H.R. 5680, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5680/.
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