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This bill was enacted into law on 2022-05-05

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Main Subject: Crime and Law Enforcement

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.

Library of Congress Actions

President
May. 05 2022	Became Public Law No: 117-116. Signed by President.
May. 03 2022	Presented to President.

BecameLaw
May. 05 2022	Became Public Law No: 117-116. Signed by President.

Floor
Mar. 29 2022	Passed/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)
Dec. 07 2021	Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S8957-8958; text: S8957-8958)

House floor actions Actions

Floor
May. 03 2022	Presented to President.
Mar. 29 2022	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. 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) Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3952)
Mar. 28 2022	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. DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2629. Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3868-3875) Ms. Jackson Lee moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Dec. 08 2021	Held at the desk. Received in the House.

Senate Actions

Floor
Dec. 08 2021	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec. 07 2021	Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8957-8958; text: S8957-8958)