H.R. 4977 · 117th Congress
Better Cybercrime Metrics Act
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SpanbergerSponsor18 cosponsors · 10 D, 8 R
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Swalwell3 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
This bill establishes various requirements to improve the collection of data related to cybercrime and cyber-enabled crime (cybercrime). Among the requirements
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Aug 6, 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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Better Cybercrime Metrics Act
Latest action (Dec 8, 2021): Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement · Origin: House · Introduced: Aug 6, 2021
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.