3.0.0 4654 2022-12-31T05:05:28Z 2022-12-31T05:05:28Z House HR 2021-07-22 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 129 (Thursday, July 22, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. KINZINGER:H.R. 4654.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Sec. 8, Clause 3 (Commerce Clause); and ArticleI, Section 8, Clause 18 (Necessary and Proper Clause).[Page H3846]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2022-11-01T18:25:05Z Referred to 2021-07-22T13:02:05Z 2022-11-01 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Committee 2021-07-22 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2021-07-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-07-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000378 Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16] Adam Kinzinger R IL 16 N Crime and Law Enforcement Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2021-07-22 Introduced in House 2022-05-02T10:53:20Z Social Media Fraud Mitigation Act

This bill establishes new criminal offenses for fraudulent activities involving communications through social media, email, or other electronic messages.

First, the bill makes it unlawful to post or send messages through a fake social media account or profile to cause or threaten to cause financial or physical harm to an individual. A violation is punishable by a fine, a maximum prison term of up to one year (or up to five years if the offense is a repeat offense), or both.

Second, the bill makes is unlawful to send a fraudulent email or other electronic message to deceive the recipient and cause or threaten to cause financial or physical harm to an individual. A violation is punishable by a fine, a prison term of up to one year (or up to six years if the offense is intended to solicit an emergency response), or both.

]]> Social Media Fraud Mitigation Act Official Title as Introduced To prohibit the creation and use of fake social media accounts or profiles and the sending of fraudulent emails or other electronic messages. Introduced in House IH Display Title Social Media Fraud Mitigation Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Social Media Fraud Mitigation Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr4654ih/xml/BILLS-117hr4654ih.xml 2022-11-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.