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H.Res. 1688 · 111th Congress

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to supporting the goals and ideals of the…

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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to supporting the goals and ideals of the seventh annual National Cybersecurity Awareness Month and supporting the efforts of the Department of Homeland Security to raise awareness of cyber threats and enhance cybersecurity in the United States.

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 111th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

3 cosponsors · 1 D, 2 R

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Expresses support for: (1) the goals and ideals of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month; (2) the efforts of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to disseminate information to the public to raise awareness of cybersecurity threats and enhance cybersecurity in the United States; and (3) DHS's activities intended to improve the ability of the United…

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Sep 29, 2010

Expresses support for: (1) the goals and ideals of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month; (2) the efforts of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to disseminate information to the public to raise awareness of cybersecurity threats and enhance cybersecurity in the United States; and (3) DHS's activities intended to improve the ability of the United States to prevent, protect against, detect, attribute, report, respond to, and recover from cyber attacks.

Congratulates the National Cyber Security Alliance, the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center, DHS, and other organizations working to improve cybersecurity in the United States.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to supporting the goals and ideals of the seventh annual National Cybersecurity Awareness Month and supporting the efforts of the Department of Homeland Security to raise awareness of cyber threats and enhance cybersecurity in the United States.

Latest action (Nov 1, 2010): Referred to the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology.

Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications · Origin: House · Introduced: Sep 29, 2010

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No recorded floor vote found.