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Reps. Colin Allred (left) and Jack Bergman support the legislation.
Legislation introduced in the House would allow U.S. citizens to file lawsuits against foreign governments - and employees and agents of those countries - to hold them liable if a cybersecurity incident causes damages.
The Homeland and Cyber Threat Act, introduced Monday, would eliminate immunity afforded to foreign states, including foreign officials, employees or agents, in both state and federal courts and would allow Americans to collect monetary damages related to personal injury, damage or loss of property resulting from a cyber incident with foreign origins.
The bill is a reintroduction of similar legislation introduced in the House in August 2019 by Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Mich., who says the legislation is needed in light of the rising number of cyber incidents that stem from other nations and affect U.S. citizens. ....

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