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House Intelligence Committee Passes Cyber Threat Sharing Bill

Thursday, March 26th, 2015

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House Intelligence Committee Passes Cyber Threat Sharing Bill

The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) passed a cyber security information sharing bill out of committee on Thursday, two days after the Republican and Democratic leaders introduced it.The bill was adopted by a voice vote with no members voting against it. A manager’s amendment making technical changes to the bill language was adopted by a voice vote after discussions among committee members, committee staff, privacy groups, industry representatives, administration officials, other committees of jurisdiction, and other stakeholders.The Protecting…

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