Congress returns to Washington this week in the waning days of the 113th Congress. Pending legislation addressing a number of cybersecurity matters are likely to die. Lawmakers from both parties generally agree that a need exists for a national data breach notification act. Taking precedence over cybersecurity lawmaking in the coming weeks will be passage of stopgap legislation to fund the federal government after Dec. 11 to prevent a government shutdown. Still, even without the need to fund government, votes on key cybersecurity bills would be highly unlikely.”]
Source: https://www.careersinfosecurity.com/blogs/prospects-dim-for-cybersecurity-bills-p-1776