Better Cybercrime Metrics Act
Latest action · May 5, 2022 Became Public Law No: 117-116.
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.
- IntroducedAug 5, 2021
- Passed SenateDec 7, 2021
- Passed HouseMar 29, 2022
- To the PresidentMay 3, 2022
- Became lawMay 5, 2022Public Law 117-116
Summary
Better Cybercrime Metrics Act
This bill establishes various requirements to improve the collection of data related to cybercrime and cyber-enabled crime (cybercrime). Among the requirements
- the Department of Justice (DOJ) must enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to develop a taxonomy for categorizing different types of cybercrime faced by individuals and businesses;
- DOJ must establish a category in the National Incident-Based Reporting System for collecting cybercrime reports from federal, state, and local officials;
- DOJ's Bureau of Justice Statistics and the Bureau of the Census must include questions about cybercrime in the annual National Crime Victimization Survey; and
- the Government Accountability Office must assess the effectiveness of reporting mechanisms for cybercrime and disparities in reporting cybercrime data and other types of crime data.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 87 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed377–48 | Mar 29, 2022 |
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 5, 2021 to Dec 7, 2021; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Original | Aug 5, 2021 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Aug 5, 2021 |
| R-NC | Thom Tillis | Original | Aug 5, 2021 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Oct 26, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Dec 7, 2021 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Aug 5, 2021Markup Nov 18, 2021Reported Dec 1, 2021 |
Actions 19
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 5, 2022Signed by President.
- May 5, 2022Became Public Law No: 117-116.
- May 3, 2022Presented to President.
- Mar 29, 2022Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3952)
- Mar 29, 2022Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 377 - 48 (Roll no. 87). (text: 3/28/2022 CR H3868-3869)
- Mar 29, 2022Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Mar 28, 2022Ms. Jackson Lee moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Mar 28, 2022Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3868-3875)
- Mar 28, 2022DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2629.
- Mar 28, 2022At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Dec 8, 2021Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Dec 8, 2021Received in the House.
- Dec 8, 2021Held at the desk.
- Dec 7, 2021Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8957-8958; text: S8957-8958)
- Dec 1, 2021Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin without amendment. Without written report.
- Dec 1, 2021Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 173.
- Nov 18, 2021Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Aug 5, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Aug 5, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 3
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 H3952enactLists H3952Votes recorded by proxy on S. 2629, Better Cybercrime Metrics Act | — | Mar 29, 2022 |
| House | Debate and remarks H3868–H3875Text printed H3868 | Abigail Davis Spanberger D-VA, Cliff Bentz R-OR, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Mar 28, 2022 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S8957Text printed S8957 | Charles E. Schumer D-NY | Dec 7, 2021 |
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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jan 27, 2022S. 2629, Better Cybercrime Metrics ActAs passed by the Senate on December 7, 2021
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R48538 | Advanced Lithium-Ion Energy Storage Battery Manufacturing in the United States | Report | Nov 26, 2025 |
| R47246 | Cuba: U.S. Policy in the 117th Congress Archived | Report | Dec 28, 2022 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4977 | Better Cybercrime Metrics Act | Identical bill | Dec 8, 2021 |
Titles 7
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to establish cybercrime reporting mechanisms, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Better Cybercrime Metrics Act
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Better Cybercrime Metrics Act
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Better Cybercrime Metrics Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
- Better Cybercrime Metrics Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed Senate
- Better Cybercrime Metrics Act
- Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
- Better Cybercrime Metrics Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Dec 7, 2021Engrossed in Senate
- Dec 1, 2021Reported to Senate
- Aug 5, 2021Introduced in Senate
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