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IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2019

Introduced: March 11, 2019 Introduced by: Warner, Mark R. Democratic · Virginia See on congress.gov
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Sep 23, 2019
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 215.
Sep 23, 2019
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-112.
Jun 19, 2019
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Mar 11, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Mar 11, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Internet of Things Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2019 or the IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2019

This bill requires the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to take specified steps to increase cybersecurity for Internet of Things (IoT) devices. IoT is the extension of internet connectivity into physical devices and everyday objects.

By March 31, 2020, NIST must develop standards and guidelines for the appropriate use and management of IoT devices owned or controlled by the government, including minimum information security requirements for managing cybersecurity risks. The OMB shall then issue policies and principles for each agency that are consistent with such guidelines.

NIST shall publish guidelines for the reporting, coordinating, publishing, and receiving of information about a security vulnerability relating to agency information systems, including IoT devices, and the resolution of such security vulnerability. The OMB shall oversee the implementation of the guidelines.

What's happening now September 23, 2019

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 215.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1668 Identical bill IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2020
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 2
D
Cortez Masto, Catherine
Nevada · May 20, 2019
 R
Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · May 20, 2019
 R
Daines, Steve
Montana · Mar 11, 2019
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Mar 11, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 734: IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-734/
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"S. 734: IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-734/.
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S. 734, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-734/.
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[S. 734: IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2019](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-734/)
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