House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Strengthening State and Local Cyber Crime Fighting Act
Sponsor: Rep. John Ratcliffe R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedSep 11, 2015
- Committee actionSep 30, 2015
- Passed HouseNov 30, 2015 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 1, 2015 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3490.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3490, Strengthening State and Local Cyber Crime Fighting Act” on October 7, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on September 30, 2015”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 7, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50880
- CBO publication date
- October 7, 2015
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3490, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/3490
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3490, Strengthening State and Local Cyber Crime Fighting Act” on October 20, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on September 30, 2015”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 20, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50912
- CBO publication date
- October 20, 2015
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3490, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/3490
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
c05a45f1e3d214498ea93d04f270f4364ce47f82fa095bedd7953a120830368c
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- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 114-345,Part 1 ↗; H. Rept. 114-345,Part 2 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 30, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/345
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/345 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3490, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/3490
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
c05a45f1e3d214498ea93d04f270f4364ce47f82fa095bedd7953a120830368c
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. RATCLIFFE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 131, September 11, 2015, Page H5975):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18--To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 11, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 265 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3490, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/3490
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
c05a45f1e3d214498ea93d04f270f4364ce47f82fa095bedd7953a120830368c
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
3 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 3 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
Michael McCaul (R-TX), Gary Palmer (R-AL), Cedric Richmond (D-LA).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Ratcliffe.
- H.R. 5877 (114th) United States-Israel Advanced Research Partnership Act of 2016
- H.R. 4768 (114th) Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2016
- H.R. 1637 (114th) Federally Funded Research and Development Sunshine Act of 2015
- H.R. 3578 (114th) DHS Science and Technology Reform and Improvement Act of 2015
- H.R. 5389 (114th) Leveraging Emerging Technologies Act of 2016
- H.R. 5388 (114th) Support for Rapid Innovation Act of 2016
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.