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Better Cybercrime Metrics Act

USA117th CongressHR-4977| House 
| Updated: 12/8/2021
Abigail Davis Spanberger

Abigail Davis Spanberger

Democratic Representative

Virginia

Cosponsors (18)
David J. Trone (Democratic)Ed Case (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Van Taylor (Republican)C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (Democratic)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Andrew R. Garbarino (Republican)Maria Elvira Salazar (Republican)Don Bacon (Republican)David P. Joyce (Republican)Tom Rice (Republican)Blake D. Moore (Republican)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Colin Z. Allred (Democratic)Josh Gottheimer (Democratic)Kweisi Mfume (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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.
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Timeline
Aug 6, 2021
Introduced in House
Aug 6, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 8, 2021
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Dec 8, 2021
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 5, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 117-2629
Signed by President.
  • August 6, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • August 6, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.


  • December 8, 2021
    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.


  • December 8, 2021
    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.


  • May 5, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 117-2629
    Signed by President.

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • S 117-2629: Better Cybercrime Metrics Act
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Better Cybercrime Metrics Act

USA117th CongressHR-4977| House 
| Updated: 12/8/2021
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.
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Timeline
Aug 6, 2021
Introduced in House
Aug 6, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 8, 2021
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Dec 8, 2021
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 5, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 117-2629
Signed by President.
  • August 6, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • August 6, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.


  • December 8, 2021
    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.


  • December 8, 2021
    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.


  • May 5, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 117-2629
    Signed by President.
Abigail Davis Spanberger

Abigail Davis Spanberger

Democratic Representative

Virginia

Cosponsors (18)
David J. Trone (Democratic)Ed Case (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Van Taylor (Republican)C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (Democratic)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Andrew R. Garbarino (Republican)Maria Elvira Salazar (Republican)Don Bacon (Republican)David P. Joyce (Republican)Tom Rice (Republican)Blake D. Moore (Republican)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Colin Z. Allred (Democratic)Josh Gottheimer (Democratic)Kweisi Mfume (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • S 117-2629: Better Cybercrime Metrics Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Computer security and identity theftCongressional oversightCrime victimsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal justice information and recordsGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigations