117th Congress (2021–2023) · Senate bill · Sponsor: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]
This page covers S2629 in the 117th Congress. Bill numbers start over every Congress, so S2629 in another Congress is a different bill.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Roll-call votes | 1 |
| Chamber | House |
| Latest vote | 2022-03-29: Passed |
| Latest action | 2022-05-05: Became Public Law No: 117-116. |
| Policy area | Crime and Law Enforcement |
| Official record | Congress.gov |
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.
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft, Congressional oversight, Crime victims, Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation, Criminal justice information and records, Government information and archives, Government studies and investigations
Every recorded vote on this bill, newest first, with a link to the official tally. Member-by-member positions are on each member’s profile.
| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay | Not voting | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-29 | House | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Passed | 257 | 35 | 3 | Official tally |
S2629 (Better Cybercrime Metrics Act) was introduced in the 117th Congress (2021–2023) by Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI].
On 2022-05-05: Became Public Law No: 117-116.
1 recorded vote in the 117th Congress. The most recent, on 2022-03-29, was "2/3 Yea-And-Nay": Passed.