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Cyber Shield Act of 2021

Introduced: March 26, 2021 Introduced by: Lieu, Ted Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Mar 29, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
Mar 26, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 26, 2021
Introduced in House
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Cyber Shield Act of 2021

This bill requires the Department of Commerce to establish the Cyber Shield Program, a voluntary program to identify and certify covered products. These products are consumer-facing physical objects that meet industry-leading cybersecurity and data security benchmarks and that can (1) connect to the internet; and (2) collect, send, or receive data or control the actions of a physical object or system.

Commerce must also establish a Cyber Shield Advisory Committee to recommend (1) the format and content of Cyber Shield labels for covered products; and (2) the process to identify, establish, report on, adopt, maintain, and promote compliance with industry-leading cybersecurity and data security benchmarks to enhance cybersecurity and protect data.

On its website, Commerce must make publicly available (1) program information, (2) a database of covered products certified under the program, and (3) contact information for each manufacturer of a covered product certified under the program.

What's happening now March 29, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 965 Related bill Cyber Shield Act of 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2236: Cyber Shield Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2236/
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"H.R. 2236: Cyber Shield Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2236/.
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H.R. 2236, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2236/.
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