The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011 (H.R. 3523) made it through the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence on 1 December on a 17-1 vote. It is one of a dozen or so cyber security-related legislative initiatives proposed by lawmakers this year. The effort is bipartisan, having been introduced by committee chairman Mike Rogers (R-Michigan) and ranking member Dutch Ruppersberger (D-Maryland). The bill aims to promote greater information sharing between the federal government and U.S. businesses.