Members of the Senate Intelligence Committee said they would consider plans offered by a Obama administration official to fight back against Russian aggression in cyberspace.

On Tuesday, Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., suggested that the United States formally declare it will respond in cyberspace to foreign interference in American elections.

The bill has re-emerged after renewed movement on Capitol Hill to focus on securing voting infrastructure.

"We are already in an election year," Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, said. "The need to act now is urgent."

Op-Ed: Most of the time, policymaking is a reactionary process. By then, it's already too late. Imagine if we had someone proactively identifying trouble spots down the road. That could change everything.

Sitting before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, Clayton fielded questions about the SEC breach as well as the Equifax breach last month.