WASHINGTON—Two cybersecurity bills passed the House of Representatives this week, while another cyberthreat bill works its way through the Senate.
Thursday the House passed the National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act of 2015 (H.R. 1731) by a 355-63 vote. Wednesday the House passed the Protecting Cyber Networks Act (H.R. 1560).
H.R. 1560 would allow enhanced sharing of information about cybersecurity threats, while H.R. 1731 amends 2002's Homeland Security Act to enhance multi-directional sharing of cybersecurity risk information.
CUNA and NAFCU say they support both pieces of legislation. The bills are expected to be combined, and the House will begin discussions with the Senate on a final legislative package.
A similar cybersecurity bill was submitted last week in the Senate. Sens. Tom Carper (D-DE) and Roy Blunt (R-MO) introduced the Data Security Act of 2015, legislation that would establish strong and uniform national data security and breach notification standards for electronic data.
The Senate bill would preempt any related state laws in order to provide the Federal Trade Commission with authority to enforce the standards for entities covered under the Act.