118 HR 6035 IH: Stop Electronic Stalking Act U.S. House of Representatives 2023-10-25 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I118th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 6035IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESOctober 24, 2023Mrs. Sykes introduced the following billOctober 25, 2023Referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo criminalize stalking using an unauthorized geotracking device.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Stop Electronic Stalking Act.

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Stalking penalty

Section 2261A of title 18, United States Code, is amended—(1)by striking Whoever and inserting (a) In general.—Whoever;(2)by inserting after uses the mail, the following: uses an unauthorized geotracking device; and(3)by adding at the end the following: (b)

Definitions

In this section:(1)The term geotracking device means an electronic or mechanical device that permits a person to remotely determine or track the position and movement of another person.(2)The term unauthorized means, with respect to a geotracking device, that the person on whom the geotracking device is being used has not consented to such use or otherwise revoked consent to such use..