Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2017
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Mar 7, 2017)
Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2017
This bill directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to issue final rules requiring a registered issuer to:
- disclose in its mandatory annual report or annual proxy statement whether any member of its governing body has expertise or experience in cybersecurity, including details necessary to describe fully the nature of that expertise or experience; and
- if no member has such expertise or experience, describe what other company cybersecurity steps were taken into account by the persons responsible for identifying and evaluating nominees for the governing body.
The SEC shall, in coordination with the National Institute of Standards and Technology, define what constitutes expertise or experience in cybersecurity.
What just happenedJun 28, 2018
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-406.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateMar 7, 2017
- Jun 28, 2018Committee
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-406.
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee - May 24, 2018Committee
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee - Sep 12, 2017Committee
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-95.
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee - Mar 7, 2017IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1641-1642)
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee - Mar 7, 2017IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate