US Congress House Bill 5220 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on May 12 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-06-07 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Cyber Act of War Act of 2016 This bill directs the President to: (1) develop a policy for determining when an action carried out in cyberspace constitutes a use of force against the United States, and (2) revise the Department of Defense Law of War Manual accordingly. In developing this policy, the President shall consider: (1) the ways in which a cyber attack's effects may be equivalent to a conventional attack's effects, including physical destruction or casualties; and (2) intangible effects of significant scope or duration.

Cyber Act of War Act of 2016

Rep. James Himes [D-CT]

Rep. Lynn Westmoreland [R-GA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-06-07	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities.
2016-05-12	House	Referred to House Armed Services
2016-05-12	House	Referred to House Foreign Affairs
2016-05-12	House	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2016-05-12	House	Introduced in House

SB2905 (Related) 2016-05-09 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5220/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr5220/BILLS-114hr5220ih.pdf