3.0.0 7708 2023-01-11T13:45:52Z 2023-01-11T13:45:52Z House HR 2020-07-21 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 128 (Tuesday, July 21, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. McCARTHY:H.R. 7708.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3[Page H3612]]]> hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-07-21T13:00:10Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-07-21T13:00:05Z Defend COVID Research from Hackers Act 116 4793 S 2020-10-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Related bill CRS 2020-07-21 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2020-07-21 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2020-07-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-07-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001165 Rep. McCarthy, Kevin [R-CA-23] Kevin McCarthy R CA 23 N F000469 Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1] Russ Fulcher R ID 1 2020-07-24 False T000480 Rep. Timmons, William R. IV [R-SC-4] William Timmons R SC R. 4 2020-07-24 False S001214 Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] W. Steube R FL Gregory 17 2020-07-24 False S000522 Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] CHRISTOPHER SMITH R NJ H. 4 2020-07-24 False K000210 Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2] PETER KING R NY T. 2 2020-07-24 False K000376 Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] Mike Kelly R PA 16 2020-07-24 False L000566 Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] Robert Latta R OH E. 5 2020-07-24 False L000578 Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] Doug LaMalfa R CA 1 2020-07-24 False S001195 Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] Jason Smith R MO 8 2020-07-24 False C001087 Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] Eric Crawford R AR A. "Rick" 1 2020-07-24 False B001306 Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12] Troy Balderson R OH 12 2020-07-24 False R000582 Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] David Roe R TN P. 1 2020-07-24 False T000467 Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] Glenn Thompson R PA 15 2020-07-24 False B001291 Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] Brian Babin R TX 36 2020-07-24 False C001093 Rep. Collins, Doug [R-GA-9] Doug Collins R GA 9 2020-07-24 False W000812 Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] Ann Wagner R MO 2 2020-07-24 False S001196 Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] Elise Stefanik R NY M. 21 2020-07-24 False H001082 Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1] Kevin Hern R OK 1 2020-07-24 False L000564 Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] Doug Lamborn R CO 5 2020-07-24 False Y000065 Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] Ted Yoho R FL S. 3 2020-07-24 False C000059 Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-42] KEN CALVERT R CA 42 2020-07-27 False R000610 Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14] Guy Reschenthaler R PA 14 2020-07-31 False P000615 Rep. Pence, Greg [R-IN-6] Greg Pence R IN 6 2020-07-31 False W000827 Rep. Wright, Ron [R-TX-6] Ron Wright R TX 6 2020-07-31 False K000378 Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16] Adam Kinzinger R IL 16 2020-07-31 False J000299 Rep. Johnson, Mike [R-LA-4] Mike Johnson R LA 4 2020-07-31 False D000619 Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] Rodney Davis R IL 13 2020-07-31 False R000611 Rep. Riggleman, Denver [R-VA-5] Denver Riggleman R VA 5 2020-07-31 False S001210 Rep. Spano, Ross [R-FL-15] Ross Spano R FL 15 2020-07-31 False S001183 Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-6] David Schweikert R AZ 6 2020-07-31 False J000295 Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] David Joyce R OH P. 14 2020-09-04 False R000597 Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7] Tom Rice R SC 7 2020-09-04 False W000816 Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25] Roger Williams R TX 25 2020-09-04 False International Affairs Civil actions and liability Computer security and identity theft Congressional oversight Economic performance and conditions Emergency medical services and trauma care Foreign property Fraud offenses and financial crimes Intellectual property Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents Right of privacy Sanctions Subversive activities Trade secrets and economic espionage Visas and passports War and emergency powers International Affairs 00 2020-07-21 Introduced in House 2021-05-24T16:48:50Z Defend COVID Research from Hackers Act

This bill authorizes the President to impose visa-blocking, property-blocking, or economic sanctions on a foreign person that is involved in activities that are reasonably likely to result in a significant threat to U.S. national security, foreign policy, public health, economic health, or financial stability.

The Department of State must submit a report detailing the extent of known or attempted cyber-enabled activities by foreign persons related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) and assessing whether those activities qualify for the imposition of sanctions.

Further, the bill provides penalties for a person who knowingly traffics in access to a protected computer if the trafficker knows the protected computer has been damaged in a prohibited manner. The bill also authorizes an injunction against a person who causes damage through accessing a protected computer or transmitting a program, information, code, or command to a protected computer.

]]> Defend COVID Research from Hackers Act Display Title Defend COVID Research from Hackers Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Defend COVID Research from Hackers Act Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To authorize the imposition of sanctions on certain foreign persons that have threatened the national security, foreign policy, public health, or economic health or financial stability of the United States, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr7708ih/xml/BILLS-116hr7708ih.xml 2020-07-21 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. 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.