S 2139
117th Congress
Senate
Crime and Law Enforcement
International Cybercrime Prevention Act
Introduced: June 21, 2021
Introduced by:
Whitehouse, Sheldon
Democratic
· Rhode Island
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 21, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 21, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
International Cybercrime Prevention Act
This bill makes changes to the federal statutory framework commonly known as the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, which criminalizes various categories of computer-related conduct by individuals who act without authority or in excess of authorization.
The bill broadens the scope of prohibited conduct and expands federal enforcement authorities with respect to existing computer fraud and abuse offenses.
The bill also creates a new, related criminal offenses for aggravated damage to a critical infrastructure computer and trafficking in botnets.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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