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S 2292 117th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement

Study on Cyber-Attack Response Options Act

Introduced: June 24, 2021 Introduced by: Daines, Steve Republican · Montana See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jun 24, 2021
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Study on Cyber-Attack Response Options Act

This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security to study and report on the potential benefits and risks of amending the federal statute commonly known as the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act to allow private entities to respond to an unlawful network breach, subject to federal regulation and oversight.

The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act prohibits various categories of computer-related conduct by an individual without authority or in excess of authorization.

What's happening now June 24, 2021

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

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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Jun 24, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2292: Study on Cyber-Attack Response Options Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2292/
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"S. 2292: Study on Cyber-Attack Response Options Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2292/.
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S. 2292, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2292/.
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[S. 2292: Study on Cyber-Attack Response Options Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2292/)
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