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S. 1869 (114th): Federal Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2016

A bill to improve Federal network security and authorize and enhance an existing intrusion detection and prevention system for civilian Federal networks.

The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.

Sponsor and status

Thomas Carper

Sponsor. Senator for Delaware. Democrat.

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Last Updated: Nov 17, 2016
Length: 30 pages
Introduced
Jul 27, 2015
114th Congress (2015–2017)
Status
Enacted Via Other Measures

Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.

This bill was incorporated into:

H.R. 2029: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016
Enacted — Signed by the President on Dec 18, 2015. (compare text)
Cosponsors

1 Cosponsor (1 Republican)

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History

Jul 27, 2015
 
Introduced

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Jul 29, 2015
 
Ordered Reported

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Nov 17, 2016
 
Reported by Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

A committee issued a report on the bill, which often provides helpful explanatory background on the issue addressed by the bill and the bill's intentions.

S. 1869 (114th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 1869. This is the one from the 114th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 114th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 2015 to Jan 3, 2017. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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