US Congress House Bill 2602 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 53-0)
Status: Introduced on June 2 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-06-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Prioritizing Online Threat Enforcement Act of 2015 Directs the Attorney General to ensure: that there are at least 10 additional operational agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) designated to support the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) in the investigation and coordination of cybercrimes against persons; that each office of a U.S. Attorney designates at least one Assistant U.S. Attorney as responsible for investigating and prosecuting cybercrimes against persons; and the implementation of a regular and comprehensive training program to train FBI agents in the investigation and prosecution of, and the enforcement of laws related to, cybercrimes against persons, including relevant forensic training related to investigating and prosecuting such crimes. Makes additional funding available to the FBI, the Attorney General, and DOJ's Criminal Division for FY2016-FY2020 to: (1) hire and train law enforcement officers to investigate cybercrimes against person and assist in the prosecution of such crimes; and (2) enable relevant DOJ units to procure advanced tools of forensic science and expert computer forensic assistance to investigate, prosecute, and study such crimes.

Prioritizing Online Threat Enforcement Act of 2015

Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA]	Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]	Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]	Rep. Niki Tsongas [D-MA]
Rep. Elizabeth Esty [D-CT]	Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]	Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]	Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]
Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]
Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]
Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]	Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]	Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]	Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Stacey Plaskett [D-VI]	Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]
Rep. Donald Norcross [D-NJ]	Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]	Rep. William Keating [D-MA]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]
Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Richard Neal [D-MA]	Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]	Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick [D-AZ]
Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]	Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. Donna Edwards [D-MD]
Rep. John Delaney [D-MD]	Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]	Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]
Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]	Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]
Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]	Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]	Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]
Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]	Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]	Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI]	Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]
Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-06-16	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
2015-06-02	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2015-06-02	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2602/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr2602/BILLS-114hr2602ih.pdf