118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 4623 — Cyber Shield Act of 2023

“To establish a voluntary program to identify and promote internet-connected products that meet industry-leading cybersecurity and data security standards, guidelines, best practices, methodologies, procedures, and processes, and for other purposes.”

Science, technology, communications

Introduced Jul 13, 2023

Last action Jul 14, 2023

Pipeline · Bill → Law

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Introduced

Jul 13, 2023

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Referred

Jul 14, 2023

E&C

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Committee

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House floor

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Senate

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Resolve Changes

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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill requires the Department of Commerce to establish the Cyber Shield Program, a voluntary certification program for certain internet-enabled products that meet cybersecurity and data security benchmarks. Products certified through the program must be consumer-facing physical objects that are capable of collecting, sending, or receiving data or control the actions of a physical object or system. Commerce must also establish a Cyber Shield Advisory Committee to recommend (1) the format and content of Cyber Shield labels for the products; and (2) the process to identify, establish, report on, adopt, maintain, and promote compliance with industry-leading cybersecurity and data security b...

Provisions · 6 sectionsIntroduced in House

Timeline · 3 actions

Jul 14, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.

Jul 13, 2023

Introduced in House

Jul 13, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.