H.R. 328Hack Your State Department Act

1 recorded action192 of these members are on the 2026 ballotWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Ted Lieu [D-CA-33]
Cosponsors: 2 · 1 Republican · 1 Democrat
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Committees: Foreign Affairs Committee, Foreign Relations Committee
Latest action: Jan 23, 2019 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

IntroducedJan 8, 2019
Passed the HouseJan 22, 2019
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

This bill requires the Department of State to design, establish, and make publicly known a Vulnerability Disclosure Process to improve cybersecurity. In establishing the process, the State Department must identify which information technology should be included, determine whether the process should differentiate among and specify the types of security vulnerabilities that may be targeted, and provide a readily available form and means of reporting, amongst other requirements.

The bill requires the State Department to establish a bug bounty pilot program, where an approved individual, organization, or company is temporarily authorized to identify and report vulnerabilities of internet-facing information technology of the State Department in exchange for compensation.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 328 as passed House on Jan 22, 2019. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 45

House Jan 22, 2019

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

Hack Your State Department Act

Passed · Two-thirds required

377 Yea 3 Nay 53 not voting

Crossed both parties 3 of 380 voting members broke with their own party: 3 Republicans.

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How the chamber split

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DemocratsRepublicansFilled: YeaRing: NayGrey: not voting or present

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All members433 members

Democratic234 members

Republican199 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors2 · 1 Republican · 1 Democrat

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 328 and vote against it. 1 signed when it was filed.

RTed Yoho [R-FL-03]Original

DBrad Sherman [D-CA-30]Joined Jan 22, 20192026 profile

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H.R. 328Hack Your State Department Act

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 45

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

How the chamber split

Cosponsors2 · 1 Republican · 1 Democrat

H.R. 328Hack Your State Department Act

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 45

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

How the chamber split

Cosponsors2 · 1 Republican · 1 Democrat

Who lobbied on H.R. 3281 organization

Who lobbied on H.R. 3281 organization