National Computer Forensics Institute Reauthorization Act of 2022
Latest action · Jul 14, 2022 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.
- IntroducedMar 18, 2022
- Passed HouseJul 13, 2022
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
National Computer Forensics Institute Reauthorization Act of 2022
This bill reauthorizes through FY2032 the National Computer Forensics Institute within the U.S. Secret Service.
The bill expands the mission of the institute to include educating, training, and equipping law enforcement officers and others on preventing (in addition to investigating) cybersecurity incidents, electronic crimes, and related cybersecurity threats.
The bill requires the institute to develop and share information related to investigating cybersecurity incidents, electronic crimes, and related cybersecurity threats.
The bill also requires the institute to report annually on its activities.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 305 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed410–16 | Jul 13, 2022 |
Cosponsors 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 18, 2022 to Jun 8, 2022; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AL | Gary J. Palmer | Original | Mar 18, 2022 |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Original | Mar 18, 2022 |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Mar 24, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Mar 24, 2022 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Mar 24, 2022 | |
| R-AL | Mike Rogers | Mar 24, 2022 | |
| R-AL | Mo Brooks | Mar 24, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Ritchie Torres | Mar 24, 2022 | |
| R-AL | Robert B. Aderholt | Mar 24, 2022 | |
| D-FL | Val Butler Demings | Mar 24, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Mar 24, 2022 | |
| R-AL | Barry Moore | Mar 29, 2022 | |
| R-AL | Jerry L. Carl | Mar 29, 2022 | |
| D-NJ | Tom Malinowski | Mar 29, 2022 | |
| R-NY | Andrew R. Garbarino | Apr 4, 2022 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Apr 4, 2022 | |
| R-TN | Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann | Apr 25, 2022 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | May 16, 2022 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Jun 8, 2022 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Homeland Security Committee | Referred Mar 18, 2022Markup May 19, 2022Reported Jun 17, 2022 |
| Counterterrorism and Intelligence Subcommittee | Referred Mar 19, 2022Discharged May 19, 2022 | |
| Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Subcommittee | Referred Mar 19, 2022Discharged May 19, 2022 | |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Mar 18, 2022Discharged Jun 17, 2022 |
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jul 14, 2022 |
Actions 19
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 14, 2022Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Jul 13, 2022Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6286)
- Jul 13, 2022Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 410 - 16 (Roll no. 305). (text: 06/21/2022 CR H5691-5692)
- Jul 13, 2022Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jun 21, 2022Mr. Swalwell moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
In the Congressional Record 4
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 | Recorded votes H6286reauthorizeLists H6286Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 7174, National Computer Forensics Institute reauthorization | — | Jul 13, 2022 |
| Extensions | Cost estimates E667 | Bennie G. Thompson D-MS | Jun 23, 2022 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E655 | Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Jun 22, 2022 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5691–H5693Text printed H5691 | Eric Swalwell D-CA, Mariannette Miller-Meeks R-IA | Jun 21, 2022 |
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 report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jun 23, 2022H.R. 7174, National Computer Forensics Institute Reauthorization Act of 2022As reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on June 17, 2022
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 168, no. 49, March 18, 2022, page H3854.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 117-64 | COMBATING RANSOMWARE: FROM OUR SMALL TOWNS IN MICHIGAN TO DC52 pages | Homeland Security Committee | Jun 28, 2022 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to reauthorize the National Computer Forensics Institute of the United States Secret Service, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- National Computer Forensics Institute Reauthorization Act of 2022
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- National Computer Forensics Institute Reauthorization Act of 2022
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- National Computer Forensics Institute Reauthorization Act of 2022
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- National Computer Forensics Institute Reauthorization Act of 2022
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 14, 2022Referred in Senate
- Jul 13, 2022Engrossed in House
- Jun 17, 2022Reported in House
- Mar 18, 2022Introduced 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.
