II 112th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1928 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 30, 2011 Ms. Klobuchar (for herself and Mrs. Hutchison) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To provide criminal penalties for stalking.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Stalkers Act of 2011.

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Criminal provision relating to stalking, including cyberstalking

Section 2261A of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

2261A.

Stalking

Whoever— (1)travels in interstate or foreign commerce or is present within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, or enters or leaves Indian country, with the intent to kill, injure, harass, intimidate, or place under surveillance with intent to kill, injure, harass, or intimidate another person, and in the course of, or as a result of, such travel or presence engages in conduct that— (A)places that person in reasonable fear of the death of, or serious bodily injury to— (i)that person; (ii)an immediate family member (as defined in section 115) of that person; or (iii)a spouse or intimate partner of that person; or (B)causes or attempts to cause or would be reasonably expected to cause substantial emotional distress to a person described in clause (i), (ii), or (iii) of subparagraph (A); or (2)with the intent to kill, injure, harass, intimidate, or place under surveillance with intent to kill, injure, harass, or intimidate another person, uses the mail, any interactive computer service or electronic communication service or electronic communication system of interstate commerce, or any other facility of interstate or foreign commerce to engage in a course of conduct that— (A)places that person in reasonable fear of the death of or serious bodily injury to a person described in clause (i), (ii), or (iii) of paragraph (1)(A); or (B)causes or attempts to cause or would be reasonably expected to cause substantial emotional distress to a person described in clause (i), (ii), or (iii) of paragraph (1)(A), shall be punished as provided in section 2261(b) of this title.

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