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2023-05-25
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https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3686
[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 89 (Thursday, May 25, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. DEAN of Pennsylvania:H.R. 3686.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8The single subject of this legislation is:Criminalizing the distribution of private, sexuallyexplicit images without consent.[Page H2640]
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Judiciary Committee
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Standing
  - Referred To
2023-05-25T13:05:35Z

- SHIELD Act of 2023
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4]
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Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large]
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2023-05-25
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2023-05-25
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2023-05-25
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2023-07-12
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2023-10-24
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2023-10-24
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2023-10-24
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2024-03-22
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2024-04-23
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2024-04-23
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2024-05-06
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2024-07-02
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2024-09-20
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Crime and Law Enforcement
- Civil actions and liability
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- Crimes against children
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- Criminal procedure and sentencing
2023-07-06T13:45:20Z
- Domestic violence and child abuse
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- Internet, web applications, social media
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- Pornography
2023-07-06T13:45:20Z
- Sex offenses
2023-07-06T13:45:19Z
- Telephone and wireless communication
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Crime and Law Enforcement
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2023-05-25
Introduced in House
2023-06-30T16:43:44Z
Stopping Harmful Image Exploitation and Limiting Distribution Act of 2023 or the SHIELD Act of 2023
This bill establishes a new criminal offense related to the distribution of intimate visual depictions.
Specifically, the bill makes it a crime to knowingly mail or distribute (or attempt or threaten to distribute)
- an intimate visual depiction of an individual with knowledge of the individual's lack of consent, where what is depicted was not voluntarily exposed by the individual in a public or commercial setting, and where what is depicted is not a matter of public concern; or
- a visual depiction of a nude minor with the intent to abuse, humiliate, harass, or degrade the minor or to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of any person.
A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both—and mandatory restitution. Violators must also forfeit any material involved in the offense, property constituting or derived from the proceeds from the offense, and property used to commit or facilitate the offense.

SHIELD Act of 2023
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SHIELD Act of 2023
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- Short Title(s) as Introduced
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SHIELD Act of 2023
2024-05-24T13:39:26Z
Introduced in House
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- Short Title(s) as Introduced
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Stopping Harmful Image Exploitation and Limiting Distribution Act of 2023
2024-05-24T13:39:26Z
Introduced in House
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- Official Title as Introduced
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To provide that it is unlawful to knowingly distribute private intimate visual depictions with reckless disregard for the individual's lack of consent to the distribution, and for other purposes.
2024-03-18T20:54:31Z
Introduced in House
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- Introduced in House
2023-05-25T04:00:00Z
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2023-05-25
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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