[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5015 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5015

 To amend section 223 of the Communications Act of 1934 to prevent the 
        harassment by computer modem or other electronic device.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 21, 1994

  Mr. Mfume introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend section 223 of the Communications Act of 1934 to prevent the 
        harassment by computer modem or other electronic device.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may by cited as the ``Electronic Anti-Stalking Act of 
1994''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT.

    Section 223(a) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 223(a)) 
is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: 
``For purposes of subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D), the terms 
`telephone' and `telephone call' include communications by means of 
computer modem or any other two-way wire or radio telecommunications 
device.''.
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