Industry groups urge Congress to renew cyber threat-sharing law through defense authorization
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ByDavid DiMolfetta,
Cybersecurity Reporter, Nextgov/FCW
November 2, 2026 05:17 PM ET
Banks, utilities and other industries want lawmakers to extend liability protections through 2035. A stopgap measure currently keeps them in place until Dec. 11.
A coalition of 35 industry groups is urging Congress to use the annual defense policy bill to renew a law that gives companies legal protections when they share information about cyber threats with the federal government.
In a Nov. 1 letter to the leaders of the House and Senate Armed Services committees, the groups asked negotiators to keep a provision in the House bill that would extend the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 through 2035. The law lapsed during last year’s record government shutdown and has since stayed in place through a series of spending bills. Its current extension expires Dec. 11.
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