After a nearly party-line vote on the resolution
adopting the rule for consideration of
HR 244, the House passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 by a bipartisan vote of 309
to 118 (with 103 Republicans voting Nay). The Democratic opposition to the rule
vote was an attempt to open consideration of HR 244 to the amendment process on
the floor of the House.
Cybersecurity
The rule for consideration of HR 244 also added a new
division to HR 244. The new Division N is the Intelligence Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2017. As I have mentioned on a couple of occasions the House
has passed various versions of this bill in both the 114th and 115th
Congress, but the Senate has not taken up any version of this bill.
The version now included in HR 244 does not include any
specific cybersecurity provisions beyond a reporting requirement; Sec. 614.
Report on cybersecurity threats to seaports of the United States and maritime shipping.
I have previously discussed this provision on a couple of occasions, the most
recently here.
Moving Forward
The Senate is scheduled to debate HR 244 today and vote on
cloture on Friday morning. The current plan for consideration in the Senate
does not include a floor amendment process.
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