H.R. 1616 · 115th Congress · enacted
Strengthening State and Local Cyber Crime Fighting Act of 2017
Became Public Law No: 115-76.
Latest official action 2017-11-02 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Strengthening State and Local Cyber Crime Fighting Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize a National Computer Forensics Institute within the U.S. Secret Service for FY2017-FY2022. The institute shall: (1) disseminate information related to the investigation and prevention of cyber and electronic crime and related threats; and (2) educate, train, and equip state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and judges. Institute functions include: educating such officers, prosecutors, and judges on current cyber and electronic crimes and related threats, methods for investigating such crime and threats and for conducting computer and mobile device forensic examinations, and related prosecutorial and judicial challenges; training such officers to conduct investigations of such crime and related threats, as well as such forensic examinations, and to respond to network intrusion incidents; and training such officers, prosecutors, and judges on methods to obtain, process, store, and admit digital evidence in court. The institute: shall ensure that timely, actionable, and relevant expertise and information related to such crime and related threats is shared with such officers and prosecutors; may provide such officers with computer equipment, hardware, software, manuals, and tools necessary to conduct investigatio…
Congressional Research Service · 2017-10-02
Who reported lobbying on this bill?
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Cosponsor
Gary J. Palmer
House · AL District 6 · Republican
$475,994PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Pete Sessions
House · TX District 17 · Republican
$551,944PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Michael T. McCaul
House · TX District 10 · Republican
$80,800PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Roger Williams
House · TX District 25 · Republican
$520,845PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Glenn Thompson
House · PA District 15 · Republican
$1,028,937PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
David P. Joyce
House · OH District 14 · Republican
$974,994PAC receipts · 2025–2026
18 of 18 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$47,500
Gary J. Palmer · Cosponsor · $7,500
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $7,500
Michael T. McCaul · Cosponsor · $2,500
Roger Williams · Cosponsor · $10,000
Glenn Thompson · Cosponsor · $10,000
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$40,000
Gary J. Palmer · Cosponsor · $5,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $10,000
Roger Williams · Cosponsor · $10,000
Glenn Thompson · Cosponsor · $5,000
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$37,000
Gary J. Palmer · Cosponsor · $5,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $10,000
Michael T. McCaul · Cosponsor · $2,000
Roger Williams · Cosponsor · $10,000
Glenn Thompson · Cosponsor · $5,000
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$35,000
Gary J. Palmer · Cosponsor · $5,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $5,000
Roger Williams · Cosponsor · $10,000
Glenn Thompson · Cosponsor · $5,000
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$35,000
Gary J. Palmer · Cosponsor · $7,500
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $2,500
Roger Williams · Cosponsor · $10,000
Glenn Thompson · Cosponsor · $5,000
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordKOCH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC)$30,500
Gary J. Palmer · Cosponsor · $7,500
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $7,000
Roger Williams · Cosponsor · $5,000
Glenn Thompson · Cosponsor · $6,000
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$30,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $10,000
Roger Williams · Cosponsor · $10,000
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordIN THE ARENA PAC$30,000
Gary J. Palmer · Cosponsor · $5,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $5,000
Roger Williams · Cosponsor · $5,000
Glenn Thompson · Cosponsor · $10,000
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordTEXAS FARM BUREAU AGFUND$29,200
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $4,800
Michael T. McCaul · Cosponsor · $4,800
Roger Williams · Cosponsor · $9,600
Glenn Thompson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTHE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$25,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $7,500
Roger Williams · Cosponsor · $2,500
Glenn Thompson · Cosponsor · $10,000
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$24,970
Gary J. Palmer · Cosponsor · $4,994
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $4,994
Roger Williams · Cosponsor · $4,994
Glenn Thompson · Cosponsor · $4,994
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $4,994
Official PAC recordBUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)$24,500
Gary J. Palmer · Cosponsor · $5,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $2,500
Roger Williams · Cosponsor · $10,000
Glenn Thompson · Cosponsor · $3,500
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $3,500
Official PAC recordALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$22,500
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $10,000
Roger Williams · Cosponsor · $2,500
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCHEVRON EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - CHEVRON CORPORATION$22,500
Gary J. Palmer · Cosponsor · $2,500
Glenn Thompson · Cosponsor · $10,000
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC$21,500
Gary J. Palmer · Cosponsor · $1,500
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $10,000
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC)$21,000
Gary J. Palmer · Cosponsor · $5,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $2,500
Roger Williams · Cosponsor · $8,500
Glenn Thompson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordINDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURPAC)$20,500
Gary J. Palmer · Cosponsor · $1,500
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $8,000
Roger Williams · Cosponsor · $5,000
Glenn Thompson · Cosponsor · $1,000
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordREGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,500
Gary J. Palmer · Cosponsor · $10,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $1,000
Roger Williams · Cosponsor · $7,500
Glenn Thompson · Cosponsor · $1,000
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordDELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $2,500
Michael T. McCaul · Cosponsor · $5,000
Roger Williams · Cosponsor · $2,500
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LANDSCAPE PROFESSIONALS INC. PAC$20,000
NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCBA-PAC)$20,000
NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$20,000
Gary J. Palmer · Cosponsor · $6,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $1,000
Glenn Thompson · Cosponsor · $10,000
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $3,000
Official PAC recordBASF CORPORATION EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$19,500
Gary J. Palmer · Cosponsor · $7,000
Glenn Thompson · Cosponsor · $7,500
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$18,500
Gary J. Palmer · Cosponsor · $5,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $3,500
Roger Williams · Cosponsor · $5,000
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordDELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$18,500
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $8,500
Michael T. McCaul · Cosponsor · $5,000
Roger Williams · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NSSF PAC)$18,468
Gary J. Palmer · Cosponsor · $2,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $6,000
Roger Williams · Cosponsor · $6,000
Glenn Thompson · Cosponsor · $1,968
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordREPUBLICAN GOVERNANCE GROUP/TUESDAY GROUP PAC$18,000
MARATHON PETROLEUM CORPORATION EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MPAC)$17,500
Gary J. Palmer · Cosponsor · $2,500
Roger Williams · Cosponsor · $5,000
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTHE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,500
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $5,000
Roger Williams · Cosponsor · $5,000
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordLOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,000
Gary J. Palmer · Cosponsor · $3,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $3,000
Roger Williams · Cosponsor · $2,000
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $9,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$16,500
Gary J. Palmer · Cosponsor · $2,500
Michael T. McCaul · Cosponsor · $2,500
Roger Williams · Cosponsor · $4,000
Glenn Thompson · Cosponsor · $2,500
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION PAC$16,000
Gary J. Palmer · Cosponsor · $5,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $2,500
Roger Williams · Cosponsor · $5,000
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $3,500
Official PAC recordTHE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,500
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $2,500
Michael T. McCaul · Cosponsor · $2,000
Roger Williams · Cosponsor · $1,000
Glenn Thompson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
BUCKEYE LIBERTY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP. ASSOC. POLITICAL FUND$15,000
CROP INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATION PAC-CIPA PAC$15,000
ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS PAC$15,000
Gary J. Palmer · Cosponsor · $5,000
Glenn Thompson · Cosponsor · $5,000
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS POLITICAL ACTION COMM$15,000
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. PAC (UPSPAC)$15,000
The largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
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