3.0.0 5684 2021-09-28T14:34:10Z 2021-09-28T14:34:10Z House H HR 2012-05-09 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HEINRICH:H.R. 5684.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8.[Page H2568]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2012-06-04T20:07:18Z Referred to 2012-05-09T14:01:40Z Password Protection Act of 2012 112 3074 S 2012-05-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Identical bill CRS 2012-06-04 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Committee 2012-05-09 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2012-05-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2012-05-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001046 Rep. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM-1] Martin Heinrich D NM T. 1 N P000593 Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] Ed Perlmutter D CO 7 2012-05-09 True R000515 Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] BOBBY RUSH D IL L. 1 2012-05-09 True C000754 Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] JAMES COOPER D TN H. 5 2012-05-09 True C001036 Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-23] LOIS CAPPS D CA 23 2012-05-09 True K000369 Rep. Kissell, Larry [D-NC-8] Larry Kissell D NC 8 2012-05-09 True C001084 Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] David Cicilline D RI N. 1 2012-05-09 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2012-05-09 True L000287 Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] JOHN LEWIS D GA 5 2012-05-09 True L000570 Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3] Ben Lujan D NM R. 3 2012-05-09 True R000462 Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9] STEVEN ROTHMAN D NJ R. 9 2012-05-09 True S001150 Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-29] ADAM SCHIFF D CA B. 29 2012-05-09 True R000053 Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] CHARLES RANGEL D NY B. 15 2012-05-16 False M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 3 2012-05-16 False M001143 Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] BETTY MCCOLLUM D MN 4 2012-05-17 False H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-23] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 23 2012-05-17 False R000577 Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-17] TIM RYAN D OH 17 2012-05-17 False J000283 Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2] JESSE JACKSON D IL L. 2 2012-05-18 False S000030 Rep. Sanchez, Loretta [D-CA-47] LORETTA SANCHEZ D CA 47 2012-05-18 False G000544 Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20] CHARLES GONZALEZ D TX A. 20 2012-05-25 False D000598 Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53] SUSAN DAVIS D CA A. 53 2012-05-25 False H001047 Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] James Himes D CT A. 4 2012-05-31 False C001069 Rep. 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Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-5] Niki Tsongas D MA 5 2012-07-23 False C001083 Rep. Carney, John C., Jr. [D-DE-At Large] John Carney D DE C. 0 2012-07-25 False R000588 Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] Cedric Richmond D LA L. 2 2012-07-25 False Y000062 Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] John Yarmuth D KY A. 3 2012-07-25 False D000610 Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-19] Theodore Deutch D FL E. 19 2012-07-31 False B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2012-07-31 False S001174 Rep. Sutton, Betty [D-OH-13] Betty Sutton D OH 13 2012-08-01 False C001085 Rep. Clarke, Hansen [D-MI-13] Hansen Clarke D MI 13 2012-08-02 False B001278 Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] Suzanne Bonamici D OR 1 2012-08-02 False K000336 Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] DENNIS KUCINICH D OH J. 10 2012-09-10 False F000116 Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] BOB FILNER D CA 51 2012-09-10 False S000810 Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] PETE STARK D CA 13 2012-09-10 False Crime and Law Enforcement Computer security and identity theft Employment discrimination and employee rights Right of privacy Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2012-05-09 Introduced in House 2012-08-09T20:08:11Z Password Protection Act of 2012 - Amends the federal criminal code to subject to a fine any employer who knowingly and intentionally: (1) compels or coerces any person to provide the employer with a password or similar information to access a protected computer not owned by such employer; or (2) discharges, disciplines, discriminates, or threatens to take such actions, against any person who fails to authorize access to such computer, has filed a complaint or instituted a proceeding regarding such action, or testified or is about to testify in any such proceeding.

Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit the authority of a court of competent jurisdiction to grant equitable relief in a civil action, if the court believes that the information sought to be obtained is relevant to protecting the intellectual property, a trade secret, or confidential business information of the party seeking relief.

Exempts an employer's actions from such prohibition if: (1) the employer discharges or disciplines an individual for good cause; (2) a state enacts a law that specifically waives such prohibition with respect to a particular class of state or agency employees and the employer's action relates to an employee in such class; or (3) an executive agency, military department, or other executive branch entity specifically waives the prohibition with respect to a particular class of employees who may have access to classified information.

]]> Password Protection Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced Password Protection Act of 2012 Display Title Password Protection Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced To prohibit employers from compelling or coercing any person to authorize access to a protected computer, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2012-05-09T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr5684ih/xml/BILLS-112hr5684ih.xml 2012-06-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.