S. 770 · 115th Congress · enacted
NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act
Became Public Law No: 115-236.
Latest official action 2018-08-14 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to require the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to consider small businesses when it facilitates and supports the development of voluntary, consensus-based, industry-led guidelines and procedures to cost-effectively reduce cyber risks to critical infrastructure. NIST must disseminate, and publish on its website, standard and method resources that small business may use voluntarily to help identify, assess, manage, and reduce their cybersecurity risks. The resources must be: (1) technology-neutral, (2) based on international standards to the extent possible, (3) able to vary with the nature and size of the implementing small business and the sensitivity of the data collected or stored on the information systems, and (4) consistent with the national cybersecurity awareness and education program under the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014. Additionally, the resources must include case studies of practical application. Other federal agencies may also elect to publish the resources on their own websites.
Congressional Research Service · 2018-08-14
Who reported lobbying on this bill?
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Sponsor
Brian Schatz
Senate · HI · Democratic
$427,197PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
James E. Risch
Senate · ID · Republican
$1,137,421PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
John Thune
Senate · SD · Republican
$857,250PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Maria Cantwell
Senate · WA · Democratic
-$11,500PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Catherine Cortez Masto
Senate · NV · Democratic
$303,134PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Margaret Wood Hassan
Senate · NH · Democratic
$613,285PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Kirsten E. Gillibrand
Senate · NY · Democratic
$172,585PAC receipts · 2025–2026
9 of 9 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
HUMANA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$27,500
Brian Schatz · Sponsor · $2,500
John Thune · Cosponsor · $10,000
Catherine Cortez Masto · Cosponsor · $5,000
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNORPAC$22,000
MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC)$21,250
John Thune · Cosponsor · $21,250
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $7,500
John Thune · Cosponsor · $5,000
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Kirsten E. Gillibrand · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL PORK PAC$20,000
ENTERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ENPAC)$19,500
Brian Schatz · Sponsor · $2,500
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $7,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $5,000
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $2,500
Kirsten E. Gillibrand · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordCONOCOPHILLIPS SPIRIT PAC$17,500
EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,500
Brian Schatz · Sponsor · $2,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $6,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $3,500
Catherine Cortez Masto · Cosponsor · $1,000
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $3,000
Kirsten E. Gillibrand · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$17,500
Brian Schatz · Sponsor · $2,500
John Thune · Cosponsor · $10,000
Kirsten E. Gillibrand · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordMORGAN STANLEY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,500
John Thune · Cosponsor · $10,000
Catherine Cortez Masto · Cosponsor · $2,500
Kirsten E. Gillibrand · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordTHE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,500
John Thune · Cosponsor · $5,000
Catherine Cortez Masto · Cosponsor · $5,000
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $2,500
Kirsten E. Gillibrand · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordSAMMONS ENTERPRISES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$16,000
AMALGAMATED SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
AMGEN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
CTIA - THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
Brian Schatz · Sponsor · $3,500
John Thune · Cosponsor · $1,500
Catherine Cortez Masto · Cosponsor · $5,000
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $4,000
Kirsten E. Gillibrand · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordDAKOTA PAC$15,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $15,000
Official PAC recordHCA HEALTHCARE, INC. GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND$15,000
Brian Schatz · Sponsor · $5,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $5,000
Catherine Cortez Masto · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordWSP USA INC. PAC$15,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $5,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $7,500
Catherine Cortez Masto · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordINVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ICI PAC)$14,000
Brian Schatz · Sponsor · $6,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $1,000
Catherine Cortez Masto · Cosponsor · $5,000
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $1,000
Kirsten E. Gillibrand · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURING AMERICA PAC)$13,500
John Thune · Cosponsor · $5,000
Catherine Cortez Masto · Cosponsor · $2,500
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $1,000
Kirsten E. Gillibrand · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCORNING INCORPORATED EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (COREPAC)$13,500
Brian Schatz · Sponsor · $6,000
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $2,500
Kirsten E. Gillibrand · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNOVO NORDISK INC. PAC (NOVO NORDISK PAC)$13,500
AES CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE; THE$13,000
Brian Schatz · Sponsor · $5,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $2,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $5,000
Kirsten E. Gillibrand · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordAMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. PAC (AHIP PAC)$13,000
Brian Schatz · Sponsor · $6,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $2,000
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$13,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $13,000
Official PAC recordDOMINION ENERGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - DOMINION PAC$13,000
GE HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGIES INC. PAC$12,500
HY-VEE INC EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC$12,500
Brian Schatz · Sponsor · $1,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $3,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $2,500
Kirsten E. Gillibrand · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordPOWERPAC OF THE EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE$12,500
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $5,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $5,000
Kirsten E. Gillibrand · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordSOUTHERN MINNESOTA BEET SUGAR COOPERATIVE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
THE BOEING COMPANY PAC$12,500
THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
Brian Schatz · Sponsor · $2,500
John Thune · Cosponsor · $5,000
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $2,500
Kirsten E. Gillibrand · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordU.S. TRAVEL ASSOCIATION PAC$12,500
Brian Schatz · Sponsor · $5,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $2,500
Catherine Cortez Masto · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordVISA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
CAMBIA HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC. PAC$12,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $3,500
John Thune · Cosponsor · $5,000
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $3,500
Official PAC recordCOZEN O'CONNOR POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,000
Brian Schatz · Sponsor · $5,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $5,000
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordMARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MARSH PAC)$12,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $2,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $5,000
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
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