The Cybersecurity Act of 2012 failed to gain the 60 votes necessary to bring the measure up for a vote. The vote was 52 to 46; failure to invoke cloture isn’t quite the death knell of cybersecurity legislation this year. With Congress about to begin a month-long summer recess and the presidential and Congressional election campaign intensifying, time to reach a compromise may not exist. The White House blasted Senate Republicans for impeding national security despite the bill’s backing of top military officers and national security leaders.”]
Source: https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/senate-votes-to-block-cybersecurity-act-action-a-5009

