The U.S. House of Representatives could vote on the , or CISPA, next week, and several tech trade groups have called for Congress to pass the legislation.

CISPA is a "measured approach that will better protect people and the systems we rely on from cyber threats," wrote Dean Garfield, president and CEO of the Information Technology Industry Council, and Bruce Mehlman, executive director of Technology CEO Council, in a Friday column for The Hill newspaper. "It will protect the fundamental relationship between Internet users and the companies that provide them online access and services. User experience and history, transactions, and personal information will be better safeguarded, providing more personal security online -- not jeopardizing it."

Other tech trade groups voicing support this week for CISPA included TechAmerica, CTIA, the Internet Security Alliance, and the Software and Information Industry Association.

earlier this month by hacktivist group Anonymous on the websites of some CISPA supporters show the need for improved information sharing about cyberthreats between private groups and government agencies, TechAmerica said. TechAmerica's website was one of those attacked.

TechAmerica remains "steadfast" in its support of the bill, Shawn Osborne, the group's president and CEO, wrote in this week. "The inability to share information is one of the greatest challenges to collective efforts toward improving our cybersecurity, and we appreciate the efforts of you and your colleagues to remove those barriers in order to foster better information sharing between the government and the private sector."