S. 2629 · 117th Congress · Senate

Better Cybercrime Metrics Act

Enacted· Became Public Law No: 117-116.
Introduced
Aug 5, 21
Passed Senate
Dec 7, 21
Passed House
Mar 29, 22
Sent to President
May 3, 22
Signed into Law
May 5, 22

Executive 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.

Previous Versions

53Mar 29, 2022

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.
55Dec 7, 2021

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.
25Dec 1, 2021

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.
00Aug 5, 2021

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.

Action Timeline

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  1. MAY 05, 2022BecameLaw

    Signed by President.

  2. MAY 05, 2022President

    Signed by President.

  3. MAY 05, 2022BecameLaw

    Became Public Law No: 117-116.

    117Yea
    116Nay
    0NV
  4. MAY 05, 2022President

    Became Public Law No: 117-116.

    117Yea
    116Nay
    0NV
  5. MAY 03, 2022President

    Presented to President.

  6. MAY 03, 2022Floor

    Presented to President.

  7. MAR 29, 2022Floor

    Considered as unfinished business

    (consideration: CR H3952)

  8. MAR 29, 2022Floor

    Passed/agreed to in House

    Roll Call #87

    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)

    377Yea
    48Nay
    0NV
  9. MAR 29, 2022Floor

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays

    Roll Call #87

    (2/3 required): 377 - 48 (Roll no. 87). (text: 3/28/2022 CR H3868-3869)

    377Yea
    48Nay
    0NV
  10. MAR 29, 2022Floor

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  11. MAR 28, 2022Floor

    Ms

    Jackson Lee moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

  12. MAR 28, 2022Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules

    (consideration: CR H3868-3875)

    3868Yea
    3875Nay
    0NV
  13. MAR 28, 2022Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2629.

  14. MAR 28, 2022Floor

    At 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.

  15. DEC 08, 2021Floor

    Message on Senate action sent to the House.

  16. DEC 08, 2021Floor

    Received in the House.

  17. DEC 08, 2021Floor

    Held at the desk.

  18. DEC 07, 2021Floor

    Passed/agreed to in Senate

    Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S8957-8958; text: S8957-8958)

    8957Yea
    8958Nay
    0NV
  19. DEC 07, 2021Floor

    Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration

    CR S8957-8958; text: S8957-8958)

    8957Yea
    8958Nay
    0NV
  20. DEC 01, 2021Committee

    Committee on the Judiciary

    Reported by Senator Durbin without amendment. Without written report.

  21. DEC 01, 2021Committee

    Committee on the Judiciary

    Reported by Senator Durbin without amendment. Without written report.

  22. DEC 01, 2021Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 173.

  23. NOV 18, 2021Committee

    Committee on the Judiciary

    Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

  24. AUG 05, 2021IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  25. AUG 05, 2021IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Committees

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Judiciary Committee

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Referred: Dec 1, 2021

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Judiciary Committee

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Referred: Nov 18, 2021

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Judiciary Committee

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Referred: Aug 5, 2021

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