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Senate Kicks Off August Recess, Postpones Cyber Bill Until September

Wednesday, August 12th, 2015

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The Senate on Aug. 5 shelved until September debate of a cybersecurity bill aimed at increasing threat information shared between private entities and government.Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) revoked cloture on the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (S.754) and announced that there would be no further roll call votes the week of Aug. 3, kicking off August recess. Upon return, senators will debate the Iran nuclear deal before proceeding to the cyber bill.McConnell and Senate Minority Leader Harry…

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