NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act
Official title: “To require the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to disseminate guidance to help reduce small business cybersecurity risks, and for other purposes.”
Earlier names of the bill: “MAIN STREET Cybersecurity Act of 2017”, “Making Available Information Now to Strengthen Trust and Resilience and Enhance Enterprise Technology Cybersecurity Act of 2017”.
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How it passed
The House passed it without objection on July 25, 2018. No individual votes are recorded.
The Senate passed it without objection on August 1, 2018. No individual votes are recorded.
It became law on August 14, 2018.
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