HR 5061
100th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Civil actions and liability
Computer crimes
Computer software
Computers
Courts and Civil Procedure
Crime prevention
Science and technology
White collar crime
Computer Virus Eradication Act of 1988
Introduced: July 14, 1988
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 21, 1988
Referred to Subcommittee on Crime.
Jul 14, 1988
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Jul 14, 1988
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Computer Virus Eradication Act of 1988 - Amends the Federal criminal code to impose penalties upon individuals who knowingly: (1) insert into a computer program information or commands which will result in a loss to users of such program; or (2) provide such program to others who do not know of such insertion.
Permits an individual who has suffered a loss as a result of such a computer program to seek redress in a civil action.
What's happening now
Referred to Subcommittee on Crime.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1