S. 773 - Cybersecurity Act of 2009

Privacy - Science, technology, communications. 111th Congress (2009-2010) View bill details
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A bill to ensure the continued free flow of commerce within the United States and with its global trading partners through secure cyber communications, to provide for the continued development and exploitation of the Internet and intranet communications for such purposes, to provide for the development of a cadre of information technology specialists to improve and maintain effective… More
A bill to ensure the continued free flow of commerce within the United States and with its global trading partners through secure cyber communications, to provide for the continued development and exploitation of the Internet and intranet communications for such purposes, to provide for the development of a cadre of information technology specialists to improve and maintain effective cybersecurity defenses against disruption, and for other purposes. (by CRS) Hide
 
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Cybersecurity Act of 2009

S. 773 — 111th Congress (2009–2010)

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Summary
A bill to ensure the continued free flow of commerce within the United States and with its global trading partners through secure cyber communications, to provide for the continued development and exploitation of the Internet and intranet communications for such purposes, to provide for the development of a cadre of information technology specialists to improve and maintain effective cybersecurity defenses against disruption, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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A bill to ensure the continued free flow of commerce within the United States and with its global trading partners through secure cyber communications, to provide for the continued development and exploitation of the Internet and intranet communications for such purposes, to provide for the development of a cadre of information technology specialists to improve and maintain effective cybersecurity defenses against disruption, and for other purposes.
Other Titles
  • Cybersecurity Act of 2009
Sponsor
John Rockefeller
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Science, technology, communications
  • Advisory bodies
  • Computer crimes and identity theft
  • Computers and information technology
  • Congressional oversight
  • Education programs funding
  • Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
  • Government information and archives
  • Higher education
  • Public contracts and procurement
  • Small business
  • Student aid and college costs
  • Technology assessment
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    Major Actions
    Introduced4/01/2009
    Referred to Committee
    Bill History

    There have been no votes on this bill.

    ActionDateDescription
    Introduced4/01/2009
    4/01/2009Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
    Put on a legislative calendar3/24/2010Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
    12/17/2010Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Rockefeller without amendment. Without written report.
    Put on a legislative calendar12/17/2010Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 707.
    12/22/2010By Senator Rockefeller from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 111-384.
    NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus
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    Contributions

    1. January - February 2005 For $16,300 Against $38,650
    2. March - April 2005 For $54,800 Against $96,379
    3. May - June 2005 For $52,301 Against $81,035
    4. July - August 2005 For $46,250 Against $16,750
    5. September - October 2005 For $36,250 Against $36,924
    6. November - December 2005 For $49,200 Against $77,750
    7. January - February 2006 For $12,072 Against $63,090
    8. March - April 2006 For $57,100 Against $174,200
    9. May - June 2006 For $48,200 Against $86,580
    10. July - August 2006 For $36,100 Against $59,600
    11. September - October 2006 For $73,250 Against $397,206
    12. November - December 2006 For $21,600 Against $85,855
    13. January - February 2007 For $58,050 Against $57,630
    14. March - April 2007 For $97,400 Against $133,350
    15. May - June 2007 For $108,085 Against $255,050
    16. July - August 2007 For $22,750 Against $151,100
    17. September - October 2007 For $76,050 Against $185,002
    18. November - December 2007 For $92,895 Against $277,760
    19. January - February 2008 For $26,350 Against $162,820
    20. March - April 2008 For $54,000 Against $286,060
    21. May - June 2008 For $53,320 Against $323,303
    22. July - August 2008 For $69,763 Against $266,622
    23. September - October 2008 For $89,039 Against $533,832
    24. November - December 2008 For $21,350 Against $450,168
    25. January - February 2009 For $40,500 Against $66,248
    26. March - April 2009 For $71,050 Against $90,840
    27. May - June 2009 For $60,250 Against $221,201
    28. July - August 2009 For $33,600 Against $58,654
    29. September - October 2009 For $55,451 Against $99,459
    30. November - December 2009 For $69,152 Against $118,746
    31. January - February 2010 For $26,849 Against $82,650
    32. March - April 2010 For $45,750 Against $130,396
    33. May - June 2010 For $71,550 Against $151,111
    34. July - August 2010 For $18,350 Against $79,218
    35. September - October 2010 For $31,125 Against $122,906
    36. November - December 2010 For $19,550 Against $8,950

    Votes

      2 Organizations Supported and 4 Opposed; See Which Ones

      Organizations that took a position on
      Cybersecurity Act of 2010

      2 organizations supported this bill

      Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse
      Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse (2009, April 3). CADNA Supports the Introduction of the Cybersecurity Act of 2009. Retrieved April 22, 2009, from Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse.
      Information Systems Audit and Control Association
      Information Systems Audit and Control Association (2009, July 13). Letter to Senators. Retrieved February 11, 2010, from ISACA - Serving IT Governance Professionals.

      4 organizations opposed this bill

      American Center for Law and Justice
      American Center for Law and Justice (n.d.). Support Our Efforts . Retrieved July 13, 2010, from ACLJ.
      Campaign for Liberty
      Campaign for Liberty (n.d.). "Stop the Internet Takeover" Internet User's Mandate . Retrieved July 13, 2010, from Campaign for Liberty.
      Center for Democracy & Technology
      center for democracy and technology (2009, April 1). Cybersecurity Bill Proposes Unprecedented Government Power Over the Internet. Retrieved April 22, 2009, from center for democracy and technology.
      Electronic Frontier Foundation
      Electronic Frontier Foundation (2009, April 10). Federal Authority Over the Internet? The Cybersecurity Act of 2009. Retrieved February 11, 2010, from Electronic Frontier Foundation.

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      Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 111th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, January 1, 2005 – December 31, 2010.
      Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org

      Contributions by Legislator

      Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
      That Supported
      $ From Interest Groups
      That Opposed
      Daniel K. AkakaDHI$8,200$0
      Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$21,000$76,833
      John BarrassoRWY$2,000$23,900
      Max BaucusDMT$33,295$0
      Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$7,200$0
      Mark BegichDAK$7,547$0
      Michael BennetDCO$17,400$0
      Bob BennettRUT$16,900$0
      Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$4,000$0
      Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$5,850$0
      Barbara BoxerDCA$20,200$0
      Sherrod BrownDOH$18,300$0
      Sam BrownbackRKS$2,000$12,600
      Jim BunningRKY$1,000$1,450
      Richard BurrRNC$9,500$67,000
      Roland BurrisDIL$0$0
      Robert ByrdDWV$50,150$0
      Maria CantwellDWA$30,051$0
      Ben CardinDMD$16,050$4,350
      Tom CarperDDE$12,400$500
      Bob CaseyDPA$36,150$0
      Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$18,750$562,298
      Tom CoburnROK$9,300$134,943
      William Thad CochranRMS$4,700$18,700
      Susan CollinsRME$31,900$153,283
      Gaylord Kent ConradDND$14,500$0
      Bob CorkerRTN$18,350$197,501
      John CornynRTX$41,800$480,572
      Mike CrapoRID$5,000$200
      Jim DeMintRSC$21,500$388,720
      Chris DoddDCT$14,100$0
      Byron DorganDND$20,550$0
      Dick DurbinDIL$14,200$0
      John EnsignRNV$22,000$69,525
      Mike EnziRWY$1,500$8,250
      Russ FeingoldDWI$4,950$0
      Dianne FeinsteinDCA$13,100$0
      Kirsten GillibrandDNY$31,950$0
      Lindsey GrahamRSC$16,500$39,000
      Chuck GrassleyRIA$16,200$59,800
      Judd GreggRNH$0$0
      Kay HaganDNC$1,750$0
      Tom HarkinDIA$14,350$0
      Orrin HatchRUT$16,200$42,966
      Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$40,900$249,226
      Jim InhofeROK$26,700$159,425
      Dan InouyeDHI$39,400$0
      Johnny IsaksonRGA$17,100$55,950
      Mike JohannsRNE$27,208$70,396
      Tim JohnsonDSD$4,300$0
      Ted KaufmanDDE$0$0
      Ted KennedyDMA$18,150$0
      John KerryDMA$5,300$0
      Amy KlobucharDMN$6,150$0
      Herb KohlDWI$0$0
      Jon KylRAZ$13,100$430,667
      Mary LandrieuDLA$24,600$0
      Frank LautenbergDNJ$7,550$0
      Patrick LeahyDVT$17,500$0
      Carl LevinDMI$8,323$0
      Joe LiebermanICT$18,700$3,600
      Blanche LincolnDAR$19,550$1,750
      Dick LugarRIN$0$0
      Mel MartinezRFL$4,000$43,125
      John McCainRAZ$8,800$222,423
      Claire McCaskillDMO$23,150$0
      Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$64,850$534,283
      Bob MenéndezDNJ$21,400$500
      Jeff MerkleyDOR$8,100$0
      Barbara MikulskiDMD$35,700$0
      Lisa MurkowskiRAK$8,650$7,650
      Patty MurrayDWA$32,125$0
      Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$15,500$0
      Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$79,535$0
      Mark PryorDAR$28,950$500
      John "Jack" ReedDRI$5,000$0
      Harry ReidDNV$40,300$4,600
      Jim RischRID$500$231,059
      Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$4,500$175,199
      John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$52,000$0
      Bernie SandersIVT$2,650$0
      Chuck SchumerDNY$21,650$0
      Jeff SessionsRAL$13,000$93,870
      Jeanne ShaheenDNH$3,250$0
      Richard ShelbyRAL$63,100$5,700
      Olympia SnoweRME$16,000$48,589
      Arlen SpecterDPA$45,300$62,450
      Debbie StabenowDMI$15,472$0
      Jon TesterDMT$8,550$0
      John ThuneRSD$20,250$333,142
      Mark UdallDCO$23,750$0
      Tom UdallDNM$5,700$0
      David VitterRLA$10,902$263,875
      George VoinovichROH$4,000$58,650
      Mark WarnerDVA$109,694$0
      Jim WebbDVA$22,850$0
      Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$2,000$0
      Roger WickerRMS$16,800$128,075
      Ron WydenDOR$10,800$0

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      NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
      That Supported
      $ From Interest Groups
      That Opposed
      Daniel K. AkakaDHI$8,200$0
      Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$21,000$76,833
      John BarrassoRWY$2,000$23,900
      Max BaucusDMT$33,295$0
      Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$7,200$0
      Mark BegichDAK$7,547$0
      Michael BennetDCO$17,400$0
      Bob BennettRUT$16,900$0
      Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$4,000$0
      Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$5,850$0
      Barbara BoxerDCA$20,200$0
      Sherrod BrownDOH$18,300$0
      Sam BrownbackRKS$2,000$12,600
      Jim BunningRKY$1,000$1,450
      Richard BurrRNC$9,500$67,000
      Roland BurrisDIL$0$0
      Robert ByrdDWV$50,150$0
      Maria CantwellDWA$30,051$0
      Ben CardinDMD$16,050$4,350
      Tom CarperDDE$12,400$500
      Bob CaseyDPA$36,150$0
      Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$18,750$562,298
      Tom CoburnROK$9,300$134,943
      William Thad CochranRMS$4,700$18,700
      Susan CollinsRME$31,900$153,283
      Gaylord Kent ConradDND$14,500$0
      Bob CorkerRTN$18,350$197,501
      John CornynRTX$41,800$480,572
      Mike CrapoRID$5,000$200
      Jim DeMintRSC$21,500$388,720
      Chris DoddDCT$14,100$0
      Byron DorganDND$20,550$0
      Dick DurbinDIL$14,200$0
      John EnsignRNV$22,000$69,525
      Mike EnziRWY$1,500$8,250
      Russ FeingoldDWI$4,950$0
      Dianne FeinsteinDCA$13,100$0
      Kirsten GillibrandDNY$31,950$0
      Lindsey GrahamRSC$16,500$39,000
      Chuck GrassleyRIA$16,200$59,800
      Judd GreggRNH$0$0
      Kay HaganDNC$1,750$0
      Tom HarkinDIA$14,350$0
      Orrin HatchRUT$16,200$42,966
      Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$40,900$249,226
      Jim InhofeROK$26,700$159,425
      Dan InouyeDHI$39,400$0
      Johnny IsaksonRGA$17,100$55,950
      Mike JohannsRNE$27,208$70,396
      Tim JohnsonDSD$4,300$0
      Ted KaufmanDDE$0$0
      Ted KennedyDMA$18,150$0
      John KerryDMA$5,300$0
      Amy KlobucharDMN$6,150$0
      Herb KohlDWI$0$0
      Jon KylRAZ$13,100$430,667
      Mary LandrieuDLA$24,600$0
      Frank LautenbergDNJ$7,550$0
      Patrick LeahyDVT$17,500$0
      Carl LevinDMI$8,323$0
      Joe LiebermanICT$18,700$3,600
      Blanche LincolnDAR$19,550$1,750
      Dick LugarRIN$0$0
      Mel MartinezRFL$4,000$43,125
      John McCainRAZ$8,800$222,423
      Claire McCaskillDMO$23,150$0
      Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$64,850$534,283
      Bob MenéndezDNJ$21,400$500
      Jeff MerkleyDOR$8,100$0
      Barbara MikulskiDMD$35,700$0
      Lisa MurkowskiRAK$8,650$7,650
      Patty MurrayDWA$32,125$0
      Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$15,500$0
      Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$79,535$0
      Mark PryorDAR$28,950$500
      John "Jack" ReedDRI$5,000$0
      Harry ReidDNV$40,300$4,600
      Jim RischRID$500$231,059
      Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$4,500$175,199
      John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$52,000$0
      Bernie SandersIVT$2,650$0
      Chuck SchumerDNY$21,650$0
      Jeff SessionsRAL$13,000$93,870
      Jeanne ShaheenDNH$3,250$0
      Richard ShelbyRAL$63,100$5,700
      Olympia SnoweRME$16,000$48,589
      Arlen SpecterDPA$45,300$62,450
      Debbie StabenowDMI$15,472$0
      Jon TesterDMT$8,550$0
      John ThuneRSD$20,250$333,142
      Mark UdallDCO$23,750$0
      Tom UdallDNM$5,700$0
      David VitterRLA$10,902$263,875
      George VoinovichROH$4,000$58,650
      Mark WarnerDVA$109,694$0
      Jim WebbDVA$22,850$0
      Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$2,000$0
      Roger WickerRMS$16,800$128,075
      Ron WydenDOR$10,800$0

      Interest Groups that supported this bill

      $ Donated
      Data processing & computer services$1,815,652

      Interest Groups that opposed this bill

      $ Donated
      Republican/Conservative$5,504,945
      Christian Conservative$16,050
      Consumer groups$6,100
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