S. 2629 · 117th Congress

Better Cybercrime Metrics Act

Introduced on Aug 5, 2021 by Brian Schatz (D-HI). 5 cosponsors, 2 of them from another party. Became Public Law 117-116.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 117-116
Introduced
Aug 5, 2021
Cosponsors
5
2 from the other party
Policy area
Crime and Law Enforcement
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Sent to the President
  6. Became law

Official title

A bill to establish cybercrime reporting mechanisms, and for other purposes.

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

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Public Law, May 5, 2022). Public domain.

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.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Brian SchatzD-HISponsor

Democrats · 3

Republicans · 2

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
    Mar 29, 2022· House· Passage· Passed 377–48

History

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  1. Aug 5, 2021Introduced in Senate
  2. Aug 5, 2021 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  3. Nov 18, 2021 · SenateCommittee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  4. Dec 1, 2021Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin without amendment. Without written report.
  5. Dec 1, 2021 · SenateCommittee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin without amendment. Without written report.
  6. Dec 1, 2021 · SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 173.
  7. Dec 7, 2021Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S8957-8958; text: S8957-8958)
  8. Dec 7, 2021 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8957-8958; text: S8957-8958)
  9. Dec 8, 2021 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  10. Dec 8, 2021 · HouseReceived in the House.
  11. Dec 8, 2021 · HouseHeld at the desk.
  12. Mar 28, 2022 · HouseMs. Jackson Lee moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  13. Mar 28, 2022 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3868-3875)
  14. Mar 28, 2022 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2629.
  15. Mar 28, 2022 · HouseAt 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.
  16. Mar 29, 2022 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3952)
  17. 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)House · Roll call 87
  18. Mar 29, 2022 · HouseOn 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)House · Roll call 87
  19. Mar 29, 2022 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  20. May 3, 2022Presented to President.
  21. May 3, 2022 · HousePresented to President.
  22. May 5, 2022Signed by President.
  23. May 5, 2022Signed by President.
  24. May 5, 2022Became Public Law No: 117-116.
  25. May 5, 2022Became Public Law No: 117-116.

Committees

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Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.