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H.R. 5684 (112th)

Password Protection Act of 2012

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Introduced

9 May 2012

Last action

4 June 2012 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Sponsors

Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM], Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7], Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1], Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5], Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24], Rep. Kissell, Larry [D-NC-8], Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM], Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9], Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13], Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2], Rep. Sanchez, Loretta [D-CA-46], Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20], Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53], Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4], Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2], Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-12], Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5], Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11], Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI], Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9], Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5], Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7], Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8], Rep. Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1], Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1], Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT], Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12], Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14], Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22], Rep. Hahn, Janice [D-CA-44], Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37], Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9], Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT], Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3], Rep. Carney, John C., Jr. [D-DE-At Large]

Subjects

Defence

Source updated

5 December 2025

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Summary

Password Protection Act of 2012 - Amends the federal criminal code to subject to a fine any employer who knowingly and intentionally: (1) compels or coerces any person to provide the employer with a password or similar information to access a protected computer not owned by such employer; or (2) discharges, disciplines, discriminates, or threatens to take such actions, against any person who fails to authorize access to such computer, has filed a complaint or instituted a proceeding regarding such action, or testified or is about to testify in any such proceeding. Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit the authority of a court of competent jurisdiction to grant equitable relief in a civil action, if the court believes that the information sought to be obtained is relevant to protecting the intellectual property, a trade secret, or confidential business information of the party seeking relief. Exempts an employer's actions from such prohibition if: (1) the employer discharges or disciplines an individual for good cause; (2) a state enacts a law that specifically waives such prohibition with respect to a particular class of state or agency employees and the employer's action relates to an employee in such class; or (3) an executive agency, military department, or other executive branch entity specifically waives the prohibition with respect to a particular class of employees who may have access to classified information.

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Timeline

  1. 9 May 2012

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 9 May 2012

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 9 May 2012

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 4 June 2012

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

    Source: Committee

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