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HR 1042 117th Congress House Science, Technology, Communications Crimes against property Criminal procedure and sentencing Telephone and wireless communication

Protecting Critical Infrastructure Act

Introduced: February 15, 2021 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 1, 2021
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from Union Sta Redev Corp.
Oct 1, 2021
Favorable Executive Comment Received from Travel and Tourism Admin.
Oct 1, 2021
Executive Comment Received from Soil Conservation Service.
Apr 28, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Feb 16, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Feb 15, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 15, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting Critical Infrastructure Act

This bill imposes an enhanced general penalty on any person who is sentenced to imprisonment for violating certain communications laws and who willfully or maliciously destroys any communications facility during and in relation to such violation.

What's happening now October 1, 2021

Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from Union Sta Redev Corp.

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 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Feb 26, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1042: Protecting Critical Infrastructure Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1042/
MLA
"H.R. 1042: Protecting Critical Infrastructure Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1042/.
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H.R. 1042, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1042/.
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[H.R. 1042: Protecting Critical Infrastructure Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1042/)
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