Interstate Doxxing Prevention Act
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Dec 8, 2016)
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 just happenedDec 22, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseDec 8, 2016
- Dec 22, 2016Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee - Dec 22, 2016Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee - Dec 8, 2016IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - Dec 8, 2016IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Dec 8, 2016IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House