S. 2629Better Cybercrime Metrics Act

1 recorded action234 of these members are on the 2026 ballotWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Brian Schatz [D-HI]
Cosponsors: 5 · 3 Democrats · 2 Republicans
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Committee: Judiciary Committee
Latest action: May 5, 2022 · Became Public Law No: 117-116.

IntroducedAug 5, 2021
Passed the SenateDec 7, 2021
Passed the HouseMar 29, 2022
Sent to the PresidentMay 3, 2022
Became lawMay 5, 2022

What the measure doesCRS summary

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, describing S. 2629 as public Law on May 5, 2022. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 87

House Mar 29, 2022

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

Better Cybercrime Metrics Act

Passed · Two-thirds required

377 Yea 48 Nay 6 not voting

Crossed both parties 48 of 425 voting members broke with their own party: 48 Republicans.

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How the chamber split

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All members431 members

Democratic221 members

Republican210 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors5 · 3 Democrats · 2 Republicans

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor S. 2629 and vote against it. 3 signed when it was filed.

RThom Tillis [R-NC]Original

RJohn Cornyn [R-TX]Original2026 profile

DRichard Blumenthal [D-CT]Original

DRichard J. Durbin [D-IL]Joined Oct 26, 2021

DDianne Feinstein [D-CA]Joined Dec 7, 2021

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S. 2629Better Cybercrime Metrics Act

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 87

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

How the chamber split

Cosponsors5 · 3 Democrats · 2 Republicans

S. 2629Better Cybercrime Metrics Act

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 87

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

How the chamber split

Cosponsors5 · 3 Democrats · 2 Republicans

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