The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) last night by a vote of 248-168. In the days leading up to the vote, opposition lined up drummed up awareness for the bill while the groups supporting the bill steadily pushed ahead. In the end, 112 Congress members cosponsored the bill. Major technology corporations also lent support along with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Did your representative support CISPA? See the list below.
Top photo, clockwise from top left: Benjamin Quayle, Michele Bachmann, Mike Rogers, Darrell Issa, Peter King, Sue Wilkins Myrick, Dutch Ruppersberger, Greg Walden.
Twenty major tech companies have sent letters supporting CISPA along with major U.S. industry trade groups including the Bay Area Council, TechAmerica, 11 financial trade associations and TechNet. These companies and groups represent billions of dollars in American industry, dollars that members of Congress will need to eventually be re-elected. Below we have aggregated the names of every single Congressional cosponsor of CISPA along with the links to their personal websites. The list is organized by date of stated support of the bill, starting with the first round of Congress members that supported the bill when it was introduced in November 2011. The first round had 28 official cosponsors. The majority of the 112 sponsors offered support from January 18 through April 17.
CISPA went through the mark up process in the Committee on Intelligence, of which the bills two primary authors, Representatives Mike Rogers and Dutch Ruppersberger, are members. Amendments included language the would protect citizens from damage caused by the sharing of information as well as adding the term “utilities” to the list of private sector industries that can share cyber threat information with the federal government. The addition of utilities, such as water, electric and gas companies, was seen as a boost to the bill as such utilities are part of the critical infrastructure of the United States and are targets of malicious hackers. The House of Representatives then voted for the amendments before passing the final bill and sending it to the Senate and ultimately the White House. Is your Congress person on the list? See who supported CISPA below.
Original Supporters (November 30, 2011)
Rep Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [MD-2]
Rep King, Peter T. NY-3]
Rep Upton, Fred [MI-6]
Rep Myrick, Sue Wilkins [NC-9]
Rep Langevin, James R. [RI-2]
Rep Conaway, K. Michael [TX-11]
Rep Miller, Jeff [FL-1]
Rep Boren, Dan [OK-2]
Rep LoBiondo, Frank A. [NJ-2]
Rep Chandler, Ben [KY-6]
Rep Nunes, Devin [CA-21]
Rep Gutierrez, Luis V. [IL-4]
Rep Westmoreland, Lynn A. [GA-3]1
Rep Bachmann, Michele [MN-6]
Rep Rooney, Thomas J. [FL-16]
Rep Heck, Joseph J. [NV-3]
Rep Dicks, Norman D. [WA-6]
Rep McCaul, Michael T. [TX-10]
Rep Walden, Greg [OR-2]
Rep Calvert, Ken [CA-44]
Rep Shimkus, John [IL-19]
Rep Terry, Lee [NE-2]
Rep Burgess, Michael C. [TX-26]
Rep Gingrey, Phil [GA-11]
Rep Thompson, Mike [CA-1]
Rep Kinzinger, Adam [IL-11]
Rep Amodei, Mark E. [NV-2]
Rep Pompeo, Mike [KS-4]
Second Wave (December 2011)
Rep Latta, Robert E. [OH-5]
Rep Quayle, Benjamin [AZ-3]
Rep McHenry, Patrick T. [NC-10]
Rep Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. [NJ-11]
Rep Yoder, Kevin [KS-3]
Rep Walberg, Tim [MI-7]
Rep Camp, Dave [MI-4]
Rep Eshoo, Anna G. [CA-14]
Rep Michaud, Michael H. [ME-2]
Gaining Steam (January/February 2012)
Rep McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [WA-5]
Rep Sullivan, John [OK-1]
Rep McKinley, David B. [WV-1]
Rep Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [FL-18]
Rep Coffman, Mike [CO-6]
Rep Goodlatte, Bob [VA-6]
Rep Wolf, Frank R. [VA-10]
Rep Forbes, J. Randy [VA-4]
Rep Miller, Gary G. [CA-42]
Rep Stearns, Cliff [FL-6]
Rep Issa, Darrell E. [CA-49]
Rep Cole, Tom [OK-4]
Rep Turner, Michael R. [OH-3]
Rep Brooks, Mo [AL-5]
Rep Huizenga, Bill [MI-2]
Rep Carter, John R. [TX-31]
Rep Hartzler, Vicky [MO-4]
Rep Grimm, Michael G. [NY-13]
Rep Miller, Candice S. [MI-10]
Rep Guthrie, Brett [KY-2]
Rep Rogers, Mike D. [AL-3]
Rep Benishek, Dan [MI-1]
Rep Broun, Paul C. [GA-10]
Rep Lance, Leonard [NJ-7]
Rep Hastings, Doc [WA-4]
Rep Davis, Geoff [KY-4]
Rep Meehan, Patrick [PA-7]
Rep Shuster, Bill [PA-9]
Rep Olson, Pete [TX-22]
Rep Kline, John [MN-2]
Rep Bono Mack, Mary [CA-45]
Rep Bachus, Spencer [AL-6]
Rep Schock, Aaron [IL-18]
Rep Roe, David P. [TN-1]
Rep Fleischmann, Charles J. “Chuck” [TN-3]
Rep Baca, Joe [CA-43]
Rep Boswell, Leonard L. [IA-3]
Rep Noem, Kristi L. [SD]
On the Bandwagon (March/April 2012)
Rep Wittman, Robert J. [VA-1]
Rep Hultgren, Randy [IL-14]
Rep Blackburn, Marsha [TN-7]
Rep Hastings, Alcee L. [FL-23]
Rep Hurt, Robert [VA-5]
Rep Johnson, Bill [OH-6]
Rep Smith, Adrian [NE-3]
Rep Crawford, Eric A. “Rick” [AR-1]
Rep Franks, Trent [AZ-2]
Rep Larsen, Rick [WA-2]
Rep Sires, Albio [NJ-13]
Rep Towns, Edolphus [NY-10]
Rep Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [GU]
Rep Ross, Mike [AR-4]
Rep Cooper, Jim [TN-5]
Rep Pitts, Joseph R. [PA-16]
Rep Runyan, Jon [NJ-3]
Rep Costa, Jim [CA-20]
Rep Cardoza, Dennis A. [CA-18]
Rep Woodall, Rob [GA-7]
Rep Bartlett, Roscoe G. [MD-6]
Rep Shuler, Heath [NC-11]
Rep Stivers, Steve [OH-15]
Rep Wilson, Joe [SC-2]
Rep McIntyre, Mike [NC-7]
Rep Kissell, Larry [NC-8]
Rep Scalise, Steve [LA-1]
Rep Bilbray, Brian P. [CA-50]
Rep Griffith, H. Morgan [VA-9]
Rep Peterson, Collin C. [MN-7]
Rep Owens, William L. [NY-23]
Rep Mulvaney, Mick [SC-5]
Rep Hall, Ralph M. [TX-4]
Rep Cuellar, Henry [TX-28]
Rep Lamborn, Doug [CO-5]
Rep Austria, Steve [OH-7]
Rep McKeon, Howard P. “Buck” [CA-25]
