HR 6478
114th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Assault and harassment offenses
Civil actions and liability
Pornography
Postal service
Right of privacy
Sex offenses
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Interstate Doxxing Prevention Act
Introduced: December 8, 2016
Introduced by:
Clark, Katherine M.
Democratic
· Massachusetts
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 22, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Dec 22, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Dec 8, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 8, 2016
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Interstate Doxxing Prevention Act
This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime to use the mail or any facility or means of interstate commerce to knowingly publish (or attempt or conspire to publish) personally identifiable information of another person with the intent to threaten, intimidate, harass, or stalk, and as a result, place that person in reasonable fear of death or seriously bodily injury to that person, or to that person's family member or intimate partner.
A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both—and civil liability.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Committees of jurisdiction
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