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HR 2454 113th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Computer security and identity theft Criminal procedure and sentencing Fraud offenses and financial crimes

Aaron's Law Act of 2013

Introduced: July 8, 2013 Introduced by: Lofgren, Zoe Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Became law
Jul 15, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Jun 20, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 20, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Aaron's Law Act of 2013 - Amends provisions of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) prohibiting computer fraud to replace the phrase "exceeds authorized access" with "access without authorization," which is defined as obtaining information on a protected computer that the accesser lacks authorization to obtain by knowingly circumventing one or more technological or physical measures that are designed to exclude or prevent unauthorized individuals from obtaining that information.

Modifies CFAA penalty provisions to: (1) limit the imposition of enhanced penalties to subsequent offenses under such Act (currently, additional penalties are allowed if there is a conviction for another offense) and to criminal acts punishable under federal or state law by a term of imprisonment for more than one year; and (2) require the determination of the value of information for enhanced penalty purposes to be made by reference to fair market value.

What's happening now July 15, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1196 Identical bill Aaron's Law Act of 2013
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 1
Lipinski, Daniel
· Aug 2, 2013
O'Rourke, Beto
· Jul 8, 2013
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jun 20, 2013
Polis, Jared
· Jun 20, 2013
SENSENBRENNER, F.
· Jun 20, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2454: Aaron's Law Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2454/
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"H.R. 2454: Aaron's Law Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2454/.
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