US Congress Senate Bill 1281 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on April 18 2018 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-09-25 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 752.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Hack DHS Act Hack the Department of Homeland Security Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish, within the Office of the Chief Information Officer, a bug bounty pilot program to minimize vulnerabilities to DHS Internet-facing information technology. A "bug bounty program" is a program under which an approved individual, organization, or company is temporarily authorized to identify and report vulnerabilities of Internet-facing information technology of DHS in exchange for compensation. Under such program, DHS shall: provide compensation for reports of previously unidentified security vulnerabilities within the websites, applications, and other DHS Internet-facing information technology that are accessible to the public; award a competitive contract tomanage the pilot program and for executing the remediation of vulnerabilities identified bythe program; designate mission-critical operations within DHS that should be excluded from the pilot program; consult with the Department of Justice on how to protect from prosecution approved individuals or entities who comply with the requirements of the program; develop an expeditious process for registration, background checks, and eligibility determinations for participation in the pilot program; and engage interested persons about the structure of the program. DHS must report to Congress on the program within 180 days of its completion.

Hack DHS Act Hack the Department of Homeland Security Act of 2018

Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH]	Sen. Rob Portman [R-OH]	Sen. Claire McCaskill [D-MO]	Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA]
Sen. Cory Gardner [R-CO]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-09-25	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 752.
2018-09-25	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 115-964.
2018-09-13	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
2018-09-13	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2018-04-18	House	Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
2018-04-18	House	Received in the House.
2018-04-18	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2018-04-17	Senate	Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (text as passed Senate: CR S2224)
2018-04-17	Senate	The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S2224)
2018-04-17	Senate	S.Amdt.2238 Amendment SA 2238 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
2018-04-17	Senate	S.Amdt.2238 Amendment SA 2238 proposed by Senator McConnell for Senator Hassan. (consideration: CR S2224; text: CR S2224) To improve the bill.
2018-04-17	Senate	Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S2223-2225)
2018-02-26	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 335.
2018-02-26	Senate	Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-209.
2017-10-04	Senate	Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
2017-05-25	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

HB2774 (Related) 2017-06-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection.
HB3868 (Related) 2017-09-28 - Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1281/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s1281/BILLS-115s1281is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s1281/BILLS-115s1281rs.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s1281/BILLS-115s1281es.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s1281/BILLS-115s1281rh.pdf