# 114-hr-3490: Strengthening State and Local Cyber Crime Fighting Act

114-hr-3490, Strengthening State and Local Cyber Crime Fighting Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Ratcliffe, John [R-TX-4] (R-TX); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-3490
- Congress: 114
- Title: Strengthening State and Local Cyber Crime Fighting Act
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced: 2015-09-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Ratcliffe, John [R-TX-4] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Strengthening State and Local Cyber Crime Fighting Act This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish in the Department of Homeland Security a National Computer Forensics Institute to be operated by the U.S. Secret Service for the dissemination of homeland security information related to the investigation and prevention of cyber and electronic crime, including threats or acts of terrorism, to educate, train, and equip state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and judges. The Institute: must provide education and training on investigation methods, computer and mobile device forensic examinations, network intrusion incidents, and methods to obtain, process, store, and admit digital evidence in court; must ensure that timely, actionable, and relevant expertise and homeland security information related to cyber and electronic crime is shared with such officers, prosecutors, and judges; and may provide officers, prosecutors, and judges with computer equipment and tools for such investigations and examinations. The Secret Service's network of Electronic Crime Task Forces is to be expanded through the addition of task force officers, prosecutors, and judges educated and trained at the Institute, in addition to academia and private sector stakeholders.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] (R-TX), 2015-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Palmer, Gary J. [R-AL-6] (R-AL), 2015-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2015-09-25T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-3490 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3490)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3490 (as of 2025-11-18).