[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5226 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5226

 To amend title 18, United States Code, to enhance criminal penalties 
          for health related stalking, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 10, 2021

Ms. Jackson Lee (for herself, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. Ross, and Mr. 
 Green of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                     the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 18, United States Code, to enhance criminal penalties 
          for health related stalking, and for other purposes.

    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 be cited as the ``Preventing Vigilante Stalking that 
Stops Women's Access to Healthcare and Abortion Rights Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. OBTAINING OR INTERFERING WITH THE PERSONAL HEALTHCARE DECISIONS 
              OF A WOMAN.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 110A of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after section 2261B the following:
``Sec. 2261C. Enhanced penalty for health related stalking
    ``If a person commits an offense under section 2261 or 2261A with 
the intent to obtain healthcare information of an individual or to 
prevent the healthcare decisions of an individual, the person may be 
imprisoned for up to 3 years, in addition to any term of imprisonment 
imposed for that offense under section 2261 or section 2261A, 
respectively.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 110A of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 2261B the following:

``2261C. Enhanced penalty for health related stalking.''.
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