▁government ▁to ▁better ▁respond ▁to ▁cy ber ▁attacks ▁on ▁depart ments ▁and ▁ag encies . ▁ ▁An ▁earlier ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁legisl ation ▁was ▁proposed ▁by ▁House ▁O vers ight ▁and ▁Government ▁Reform ▁Chair man ▁Dar rell ▁Iss a ▁and ▁co - sp ons ored ▁by ▁the ▁Committee ' s ▁Rank ing ▁Member ▁E lij ah ▁C umm ings ▁as ▁H . R . 1 1 6 3 ▁Federal ▁Information ▁Security ▁Am end ments ▁Act ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁The ▁bill ▁was ▁passed ▁the ▁U . S . ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁on ▁a ▁vote ▁of ▁ 4 1 6 – 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁final ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁legisl ation ▁was ▁introduced ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Senate ▁Committee ▁on ▁Hom eland ▁Security ▁and ▁Government al ▁Affairs ▁by ▁Thomas ▁Car per ▁( D – DE ) ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁and ▁passed ▁December ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁in ▁the ▁Senate ▁and ▁December ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁in ▁the ▁House . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁N IST ▁Special ▁Publications ▁Library ▁ ▁N IST ▁F IS MA ▁Im plementation ▁Project ▁Home ▁Page ▁ ▁O MB ▁Mem or anda ▁ ▁D HS ▁Direct ives ▁( including ▁Binding ▁Oper ational ▁Direct ives ▁and ▁Emer gency ▁Direct ives ) ▁ ▁F IS MA p edia ▁Project ▁ ▁F IS MA ▁Resources ▁ ▁Category : 2 0 1 4 ▁in ▁law ▁Information ▁Security ▁Management ▁Category : Un ited ▁States