Cybersecurity Bill Faces Time Crunch as Recess Approaches

Aug 03

Unless a deal is struck, amendments could slow the bill’s progress and hinder its chances of passing before the end of the week.

With the Senate clocking out for the summer at the end of the week, there is precious little time to get skeptical senators on board for a major overhaul of the nation’s cybersecurity laws—the final item on Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s pre-recess checklist.

Already, privacy advocates have launched a coordinated push to point out what they consider a lack of privacy protections in the bill, which is intended to facilitate cybersecurity coordination between the private sector and the government. Supporters say the law would allow both to build more secure defenses against online intruders.

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