S.773 - Cybersecurity Act of 2009

A bill to ensure the continued free flow of commerce within the United States and with its global trading partners through secure cyber communications, to provide for the continued development and exploitation of the Internet and intranet communications for such purposes, to provide for the development of a cadre of information technology specialists to improve and maintain effective cybersecurity defenses against disruption, and for other purposes. view all titles (3)

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  • Official: A bill to ensure the continued free flow of commerce within the United States and with its global trading partners through secure cyber communications, to provide for the continued development and exploitation of the Internet and intranet communications for such purposes, to provide for the development of a cadre of information technology specialists to improve and maintain effective cybersecurity defenses against disruption, and for other purposes. as introduced.
  • Popular: Cybersecurity Act of 2009 as introduced.
  • Short: Cybersecurity Act of 2009 as introduced.

Interests that support this bill:

Top recipients for ALL supporting interest groups

Name Amount Received Vote On Passage
Sen. Richard C. Shelby [R, AL] $27,200
Sen. Rob Portman [R, OH] $20,550
Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski [D, MD] $17,800
Sen. John Thune [R, SD] $17,000
Sen. Patty Murray [D, WA] $14,250
Sen. Patrick J. Leahy [D, VT] $12,250
Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV] $11,800
Sen. Chuck Grassley [R, IA] $11,000
Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D, MI] $10,300
Sen. Mark R. Warner [D, VA] $9,500
 
Rep. James P. Moran [D, VA-8] $62,200
Rep. Gerald E. Connolly [D, VA-11] $26,650
Rep. C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger [D, MD-2] $17,000
Rep. Allyson Y. Schwartz [D, PA-13] $16,650
Rep. Michael R. Turner [R, OH-10] $16,200
Rep. Robert B. Aderholt [R, AL-4] $15,694
Rep. Kay Granger [R, TX-12] $15,600
Rep. Vern Buchanan [R, FL-16] $15,000
Rep. Timothy H. Bishop [D, NY-1] $13,500
Rep. Bennie G. Thompson [D, MS-2] $13,500

Specific Organizations Supporting S.773

  • Information Systems Audit and Control Association
  • Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse

Interests that oppose this bill:

Top recipients for ALL opposing interest groups

Name Amount Received
Sen. Patrick J. Toomey [R, PA] $944,589
Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV] $440,921
Sen. Marco Rubio [R, FL] $428,174
Sen. John Thune [R, SD] $172,377
Sen. Rob Portman [R, OH] $171,205
Sen. Mark Kirk [R, IL] $117,600
Sen. John McCain [R, AZ] $107,165
Sen. Tom Coburn [R, OK] $103,406
Sen. David Vitter [R, LA] $99,319
Sen. Roy Blunt [R, MO] $75,551
 
Rep. Joe Wilson [R, SC-2] $194,781
Rep. Michele Bachmann [R, MN-6] $156,822
Rep. Tom Graves [R, GA-14] $150,018
Rep. Dina Titus [D, NV-1] $139,540
Rep. William L. Owens [D, NY-21] $138,817
Rep. Paul C. Broun [R, GA-10] $109,867
Rep. Tim Huelskamp [R, KS-1] $92,658
Rep. Jeff Duncan [R, SC-3] $79,047
Rep. Tom McClintock [R, CA-4] $72,387
Rep. Ken Calvert [R, CA-42] $68,412

Specific Organizations Opposing S.773

  • Center for Democracy & Technology
  • Electronic Frontier Foundation
  • Campaign for Liberty
  • American Center for Law and Justice

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