Strengthening State and Local Cyber Crime Fighting Act
Latest action · Dec 1, 2015 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedSep 11, 2015
- Passed HouseNov 30, 2015
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Strengthening State and Local Cyber Crime Fighting Act
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) a National Computer Forensics Institute to be operated by the U.S. Secret Service to: (1) disseminate homeland security information related to the investigation and prevention of cyber and electronic crimes and related threats; and (2) educate, train, and provide equipment to state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and judges to carry out investigations, prosecutions, and court proceeding relating to such crimes and threats.
The institute:
- must provide education and training on investigation methods, computer and mobile device forensic examinations, network intrusion incidents, and methods to obtain, process, store, and admit digital evidence in court;
- must ensure that timely, actionable, and relevant expertise and homeland security information related to cyber and electronic crimes and threats is shared with such officers, prosecutors, and judges; and
- may provide officers, prosecutors, and judges with computer equipment and tools for such investigations and examinations.
The Secret Service's network of Electronic Crime Task Forces is to be expanded through the addition of task force officers, prosecutors, and judges educated and trained at the institute, in addition to academia and private sector stakeholders.
The institute must seek opportunities to coordinate with the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center within DHS to help enhance the center's training for such cyber and electronic crimes and threats.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 11, 2015 to Sep 25, 2015; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AL | Gary J. Palmer | Original | Sep 11, 2015 |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Original | Sep 11, 2015 |
| D-LA | Cedric L. Richmond | Sep 25, 2015 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Sep 11, 2015Markup Sep 30, 2015Reported Nov 19, 2015 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Sep 12, 2015Discharged Sep 29, 2015 | |
| House | Homeland Security Committee | Referred Sep 11, 2015Markup Sep 30, 2015Reported Nov 30, 2015 |
| Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Subcommittee | Referred Sep 16, 2015Markup Sep 17, 2015Reported Sep 17, 2015 | |
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Dec 1, 2015 |
Actions 18
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 1, 2015Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Nov 30, 2015Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 114-345, Part II.
- Nov 30, 2015Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 268.
- Nov 30, 2015Mr. Goodlatte moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Nov 30, 2015Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8420-8423)
- Nov 30, 2015DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3490.
- Nov 30, 2015Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8420-8421)
- Nov 30, 2015Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Nov 19, 2015Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 114-345, Part I.
- Sep 30, 2015Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Sep 30, 2015Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Sep 29, 2015Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Discharged.
- Sep 17, 2015Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Sep 17, 2015Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
- Sep 16, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies.
- Sep 12, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Sep 11, 2015Introduced in House
- Sep 11, 2015Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H8420–H8423Text printed H8420 | Bob Goodlatte R-VA, Cedric L. Richmond D-LA, Gary J. Palmer R-AL, John Ratcliffe R-TX, Pedro R. Pierluisi D-PR, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Nov 30, 2015 |
| House | Lists H5975H.R. 3490–3503 | — | Sep 11, 2015 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee reports
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Oct 20, 2015H.R. 3490, Strengthening State and Local Cyber Crime Fighting ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on September 30, 2015
- Oct 7, 2015H.R. 3490, Strengthening State and Local Cyber Crime Fighting ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on September 30, 2015
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 131, September 11, 2015, page H5975.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6381 | DHS Reform and Improvement Act | Related bill | Dec 16, 2016 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the National Computer Forensics Institute, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Strengthening State and Local Cyber Crime Fighting Act
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Strengthening State and Local Cyber Crime Fighting Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Strengthening State and Local Cyber Crime Fighting Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 1, 2015Referred in Senate
- Nov 30, 2015Engrossed in House
- Nov 30, 2015Reported in House
- Sep 11, 2015Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
