H.R. 3664: Promoting Good Cyber Hygiene Act of 2015
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H.R. 3664: Promoting Good Cyber Hygiene Act of 2015
114th Congress · introduced 2015-10-01 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2015-10-01 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] · what a sponsor is
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- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Promoting Good Cyber Hygiene Act of 2015
Plain summary
Promoting Good Cyber Hygiene Act of 2015 This bill requires the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to establish for the federal government, the private sector, and any individual or organization a list of voluntary best practices for effective and usable cyber hygiene to help protect information systems or devices against cybersecurity threats that include unauthorized access, alteration of information or code running on such systems or devices, and unauthorized denials of service. The Department of Homeland Security, in coordination with NIST and the Federal Trade Commission, must: (1) assess cybersecurity threats relating to mobile devices and the effect of such threats on the cybersecurity of the federal government's information systems and networks, and (2) submit recommendations for addressing such threats.
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Official text
Promoting Good Cyber Hygiene Act of 2015
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] · 14 cosponsors
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Ted Lieu (D-CA), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Scott H. Peters (D-CA)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr3664.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>
Record fed-us-cong114-hr3664 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114