Strengthening State and Local Cyber Crime Fighting Act of 2017
Latest action · Apr 7, 2017 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.
- IntroducedApr 7, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Strengthening State and Local Cyber Crime Fighting Act of 2017
This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) a National Computer Forensics Institute, to be operated by the U.S. Secret Service.
The institute:
- shall disseminate homeland security information related to the investigation and prevention of cyber and electronic crime and related threats;
- shall educate, train, and equip state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and judges;
- shall ensure that timely, actionable, and relevant expertise and homeland security information related to cyber and electronic crime and related threats is shared with such officers and prosecutors;
- may provide such officers with computer equipment, hardware, software, manuals, and tools necessary to conduct cyber and electronic crime and related threat investigations and computer and mobile device forensic examinations; and
- shall facilitate the expansion of the network of Electronic Crime Task Forces of the Secret Service through the addition of such officers educated and trained at the institute.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 7, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Apr 7, 2017 |
| R-AL | Luther Strange | Original | Apr 7, 2017 |
| D-AL | Richard C. Shelby | Original | Apr 7, 2017 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Apr 7, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 7, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Apr 7, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1616 | Strengthening State and Local Cyber Crime Fighting Act of 2017 | Identical bill | Nov 2, 2017 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 7, 2017Introduced in Senate
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