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HR 9260 117th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement

Stop Online Suicide Assistance Forums Act

Introduced: December 1, 2022 Introduced by: Trahan, Lori Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 31, 2022
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Stop Online Suicide Assistance Forums Act

This bill establishes a new federal criminal offense for using the mail or interstate communication to intentionally assist another individual in taking that individual's own life. The bill imposes criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both—for an offense results in death.

The bill provides that any action taken in accordance with state laws governing physician-assisted end of life shall not constitute an offense.

What's happening now October 31, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 1 Republican 3
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Calvert, Ken
California · Dec 15, 2022
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Dec 15, 2022
Napolitano, Grace
· Dec 15, 2022
 R
Tiffany, Thomas P.
Wisconsin · Dec 1, 2022
Wild, Susan
· Dec 1, 2022
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Carey, Mike
Ohio · Oct 31, 2022
Porter, Katie
· Oct 31, 2022
Stewart, Chris
· Oct 31, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9260: Stop Online Suicide Assistance Forums Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9260/
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"H.R. 9260: Stop Online Suicide Assistance Forums Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9260/.
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H.R. 9260, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9260/.
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[H.R. 9260: Stop Online Suicide Assistance Forums Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9260/)
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