Cyber Shield Act of 2019

Summary

Cyber Shield Act of 201 9 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.

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Timeline

1. 22 October 2019

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 22 October 2019

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 22 October 2019

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 23 October 2019

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 22 October 2019 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 22 October 2019

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 22 October 2019

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 22 October 2019

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Sponsors

• Ted Lieu · D · Sponsor
• Yvette Clarke · D · Cosponsor
• Ann Kuster · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsif00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Cyber Shield Act of 2021
• related to → Cyber Shield Act of 2019