On Wednesday the House passed HR
5576, the Cyber Deterrence and Response Act of 2018, by a voice vote. The
bill was considered under the suspension of the rules process with limited
debate and no floor amendments.
The floor
debate on the bill took a little longer than normal for bills considered
under this process. This was not because of any opposition to the bill, but because
of a rule requirement that the three Committee Chairs that did not take action (the
Foreign Affairs Committee was the only committee to take action) on the bill
chime in with their support for the bill.
The bill moves to the Senate for consideration. As is typical
for most bills passed in the House, it is an open question whether or not this
bill will see any action in the Senate. If the bill is considered, it will
likely occur at the end of the day under the unanimous consent provisions with
no debate and no actual vote.
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