Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the healthcare, energy, telecommunications, and other sectors of the United States economy should continue their sector-specific efforts to protect critical infrastructure, to prevent information security breaches, and to prevent cybersecurity breaches.

Bill: 113-hres-769
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2]
Introduced: 2014-12-02
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft

Crime prevention

Crimes against property

Homeland security

Industrial facilities

Trade secrets and economic espionage
Latest action: action_date: 2014-12-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-12-02
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p> Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the health care, energy, telecommunications, and other industry sectors should continue their sector-specific efforts to protect critical infrastructure and prevent information security and cybersecurity breaches (other than for research and development purposes).</p>

tv_txt: IV 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 769 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 2, 2014 Mr. Terry submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce RESOLUTION Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the healthcare, energy, telecommunications, and other sectors of the United States economy should continue their sector-specific efforts to protect critical infrastructure, to prevent information security breaches, and to prevent cybersecurity breaches.

Whereas the United States economy is diverse, and has many different sectors; Whereas each sector faces different challenges related to critical infrastructure, information security, and cybersecurity; and Whereas the healthcare, energy, telecommunications, and other industry sectors are taking sector-specific steps to protect critical infrastructure, to prevent information security breaches, and to prevent cybersecurity breaches: Now, therefore, be it

That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that— (1) the healthcare sector should continue its sector-specific efforts to protect critical infrastructure, to prevent information security breaches, and to prevent cybersecurity breaches (other than for research and development purposes); (2) the energy sector should continue its sector-specific efforts to protect critical infrastructure, to prevent information security breaches, and to prevent cybersecurity breaches (other than for research and development purposes); (3) the telecommunications sector should continue its sector-specific efforts to protect critical infrastructure, to prevent information security breaches, and to prevent cybersecurity breaches (other than for research and development purposes); and (4) other industry sectors should continue their sector-specific efforts to protect critical infrastructure, to prevent information security breaches, and to prevent cybersecurity breaches (other than for research and development purposes).