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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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

    Total contributions given to Senators from interest groups that…

    $1,815,652
    $1,815,652
    3.0 times as much
    $6,100
    $5,504,945
    $16,050
    $5,527,095
    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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