Senate bill · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-236
NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act
Became law on Aug 14, 2018.
Sponsor: Sen. Brian Schatz D-HIWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 29, 2017
- Committee actionApr 5, 2017
- Passed SenateSep 28, 2017 · by unanimous consent
- Passed HouseJul 25, 2018 · without objection
- Resolving differencesAug 1, 2018
- To the PresidentAug 3, 2018
- Became lawAug 14, 2018
Latest action: Aug 14, 2018 — Became Public Law No: 115-236.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 770.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 770, MAIN STREET Cybersecurity Act of 2017” on May 8, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on April 5, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 8, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52702
- CBO publication date
- May 8, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 770, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/770
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ae002003f64cf81d4d844065ee42ed421e2d53e3ae89039507e1df58262a6bdc
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 115-153 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on September 11, 2017.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 11, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/SRPT/153
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 770, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/770
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ae002003f64cf81d4d844065ee42ed421e2d53e3ae89039507e1df58262a6bdc
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
9 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 6 Democrats
3 of 9 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Cory Gardner (R-CO), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Claire McCaskill (D-MO), Clarence Nelson (D-FL), James Risch (R-ID), John Thune (R-SD).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Brian Schatz.
- S.Res. 455 (115th) A resolution relative to the death of the Honorable Daniel K. Akaka, Senator from the State of Hawaii.
- S. 2385 (115th) Authenticating Local Emergencies and Real Threats Act of 2018
- S.Res. 607 (115th) A resolution reaffirming the vital and indispensable role the free press serves.
- S. 3238 (115th) READI Act
- S. 3461 (115th) AMBER Alert Nationwide Act of 2018
- S. 760 (115th) OPEN Government Data Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.