Hack Your State Department Act
This bill requires the Department of State to design, establish, and make publicly known a Vulnerability Disclosure Process to improve cybersecurity. In establishing the process, the State Department must identify which information technology should be included, determine whether the process should differentiate among and specify the types of security vulnerabilities that may be targeted, and provide a readily available form and means of reporting, amongst other requirements.
The bill requires the State Department to establish a bug bounty pilot program, where an approved individual, organization, or company is temporarily authorized to identify and report vulnerabilities of internet-facing information technology of the State Department in exchange for compensation.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-01-23 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | Senate |
| 2019-01-22 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2019-01-22 | Vote | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 377 - 3 (Roll no. 45). (text: CR H979-980) | House floor actions |
| 2019-01-22 | Floor | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H982-983) | House floor actions |
| 2019-01-22 | Floor | At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. | House floor actions |
| 2019-01-22 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 328. | House floor actions |
| 2019-01-22 | Floor | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H979-981) | House floor actions |
| 2019-01-22 | Floor | Mr. Engel moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. | House floor actions |
| 2019-01-08 | IntroReferral | Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. | House floor actions |
| 2019-01-08 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |