H.R. 3039: PROTECT US Act

114th Congress · introduced 2015-07-13 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

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Where it came from: introduced 2015-07-13 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Brooks, Mo [R-AL-5] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

PROTECT US Act

Plain summary

Providing Retaliation Options against Those Engaging in Cyberattacks Targeting the United States Act or PROTECT US Act This bill directs the President to submit to Congress a list of countries designated as state-sponsors of cyberattacks. A country shall be so designated if the President determines that the United States or a U.S. person has been targeted in a cyber-enabled activity originating from or directed by a person located in a foreign country, and such activity is likely to result in or have contributed to a threat to U.S. national security or foreign policy, or harmed U.S. economic health or financial stability or a U.S. person, or has the purpose or effect of: harming or compromising the provision of services by a computer or network of computers that support the United States or a U.S. person in a critical infrastructure sector; compromising the provision of services by the United States or a U.S. person in a critical infrastructure sector; disrupting the availability of a computer or network of computers owned or operated by the United States or a U.S. person; or causing a misappropriation of funds or economic resources, trade secrets, personally identifiable information, or financial information of the United States or a U.S. person. The President may impose a trade-related penalty and take other actions, including assistance limitations, trade embargoes, and cyber counter attacks, with respect to a designated country. A country may be removed from the list of state-sponsors of cyberattacks if: (1) the President determines that it no longer meets the requirements for the designation, or (2) Congress enacts a law providing for such removal. A country that has been removed from the list by Congress may not be added back to the list by the President until at least one year after removal.

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PROTECT US Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Brooks, Mo [R-AL-5] · 3 cosponsors

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Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Sam Graves (R-MO)

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr3039.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>

Record fed-us-cong114-hr3039 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114