# 116-hr-5680: Cybersecurity Vulnerability Identification and Notification Act of 2020

116-hr-5680, Cybersecurity Vulnerability Identification and Notification Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] (D-RI); status Ordered to be Reported. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5680
- Congress: 116
- Title: Cybersecurity Vulnerability Identification and Notification Act of 2020
- Status: Ordered to be Reported.
- Introduced: 2020-01-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] (D-RI)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Cybersecurity Vulnerability Identification and Notification Act of 2020 This bill authorizes the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to issue a subpoena for the production of information to identify and notify an entity that is put at risk by cybersecurity vulnerabilities. Specifically, the bill requires the DHS Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to detect, identify, and receive information about security vulnerabilities relating to critical infrastructure in the information systems and devices of public and private entities. To do this, the bill authorizes CISA, upon identification of a system determined to have such a security vulnerability, to issue a subpoena for the production of information that is necessary to identify and notify the at-risk entity.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2020-01-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2020-01-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2020-01-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2020-01-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ratcliffe, John [R-TX-4] (R-TX), 2020-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2020-07-13T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020
- 116-hr-724: PACT Act
- 116-hr-550: Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019
- 116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 116-hr-7481: RESTART Act
- 116-hr-7197: RESTAURANTS Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-5680 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5680)

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- [116-hr-724: PACT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-724)
- [116-hr-550: Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-550)
- [116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8662)
- [116-hr-7481: RESTART Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7481)
- [116-hr-7197: RESTAURANTS Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7197)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5680 (as of 2025-11-18).