# 115-hr-6638: Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2018

115-hr-6638, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2018, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] (D-CT); status Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-6638
- Congress: 115
- Title: Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2018
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- Introduced: 2018-07-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] (D-CT)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2018 This bill directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to issue final rules requiring a registered issuer to: disclose in its mandatory annual report or annual proxy statement whether any member of its governing body has expertise or experience in cybersecurity, including details necessary to describe fully the nature of that expertise or experience; and if no member has such expertise or experience, describe what other company cybersecurity steps were taken into account by the persons responsible for identifying and evaluating nominees for the governing body. The SEC shall, in coordination with the National Institute of Standards and Technology, define what constitutes expertise or experience in cybersecurity.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-17] (R-FL), 2018-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2018-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2018-07-27T00:00:00.000Z

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- 115-hr-4099: To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of the amounts of certain per diem grants.
- 115-hr-2519: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act

## Sources
- [115-hr-6638 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/6638)

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- [115-hr-5499: Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5499)
- [115-hr-5141: United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5141)
- [115-hr-4732: National Law Enforcement Museum Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4732)
- [115-hr-4099: To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that children of homeless vete…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4099)
- [115-hr-2519: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2519)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6638 (as of 2025-11-18).