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HR 55 118th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Assault and harassment offenses Criminal procedure and sentencing Health information and medical records Women's health

Preventing Vigilante Stalking that Stops Women’s Access to Healthcare and Abortion Rights Act of 2022

Introduced: January 9, 2023 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 9, 2023
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Preventing Vigilante Stalking that Stops Women's Access to Healthcare and Abortion Rights Act of 2022

This bill increases the maximum prison term for a stalking offense, if the offense is committed with the intent to obtain an individual's health care information or prevent an individual's health care decisions.

What's happening now January 9, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Feb 5, 2024
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 55: Preventing Vigilante Stalking that Stops Women’s Access to Healthcare and Abortion Rights Act of 2022. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-55/
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"H.R. 55: Preventing Vigilante Stalking that Stops Women’s Access to Healthcare and Abortion Rights Act of 2022." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-55/.
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H.R. 55, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-55/.
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[H.R. 55: Preventing Vigilante Stalking that Stops Women’s Access to Healthcare and Abortion Rights Act of 2022](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-55/)
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