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House vote: H.R. 7327 // December 19, 2018Needed two-thirds to pass

SECURE Technology Act

Sponsor: Will Hurd (R-TX)

TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY INFORMATION SECURITY AND OTHER MATTERS (Sec. 101) This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) establish a policy applicable to individuals, organizations, and companies to report security vulnerabilities on DHS information systems; and (2) develop a process to address the mitigation or remediation of the vulnerabilities reported. DHS shall make such policy publicly available and submit a copy to Congress with the required remediation process. (Sec. 102) DHS shall establish, within the Office of the Chief Information Officer, a bug bounty pilot program to minimize security vulnerabilities.

Emergency Management Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

Who won, and how much of the country was behind them

Won the vote · Yea

362 votes, representing 210,727,806 people83.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

1 vote, representing 577,207 people0.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 16.6% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon36283.2%
NayLost10.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken016.6%