US HB2896 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 89-4)
Status: Introduced on May 22 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-26 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Establishes a new criminal offense related to the distribution of intimate visual depictions. Specifically, it makes it a crime to knowingly distribute (or intentionally threaten to distribute) an intimate visual depiction of an individual (1) with knowledge of or reckless disregard for the individual's lack of consent and reasonable expectation of privacy, and (2) without a reasonable belief that distributing the depiction touches a matter of public concern. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both.

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Title

SHIELD Act of 2019 Stopping Harmful Image Exploitation and Limiting Distribution Act of 2019

Sponsors

Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]Rep. Cheri Bustos [D-IL]Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA]Rep. Madeleine Dean [D-PA]
Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI]Rep. Veronica Escobar [D-TX]Rep. Sylvia Garcia [D-TX]Rep. Debra Haaland [D-NM]
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]Rep. David Joyce [R-OH]Rep. John Katko [R-NY]Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]
Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI]Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]
Rep. Joseph Neguse [D-CO]Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]
Rep. Lois Frankel [D-FL]Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]
Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]Rep. Katie Hill [D-CA]Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]
Rep. Lori Trahan [D-MA]Rep. Steve Stivers [R-OH]Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL]
Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]Rep. Cindy Axne [D-IA]
Rep. Lucy McBath [D-GA]Rep. Ami Bera [D-CA]Rep. Salud Carbajal [D-CA]Rep. Tom Malinowski [D-NJ]
Rep. Colin Allred [D-TX]Rep. Gil Cisneros [D-CA]Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell [D-FL]Rep. Harley Rouda [D-CA]
Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]Rep. Tulsi Gabbard [D-HI]Rep. Donna Shalala [D-FL]
Rep. Chrissy Houlahan [D-PA]Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]Rep. Lauren Underwood [D-IL]
Rep. Mike Levin [D-CA]Rep. Stacey Plaskett [D-VI]Rep. Katie Porter [D-CA]Rep. Abigail Spanberger [D-VA]
Rep. Elissa Slotkin [D-MI]Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon [D-PA]Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI]Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN]
Rep. Dean Phillips [D-MN]Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D-MD]Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]
Rep. Jennifer Wexton [D-VA]Rep. Rebecca Sherrill [D-NJ]Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]
Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]Rep. Jesus Garcia [D-IL]Rep. Suzanne Lee [D-NV]Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]
Rep. Ed Case [D-HI]Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]Rep. Jimmy Panetta [D-CA]Rep. Peter Visclosky [D-IN]
Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA]
Rep. Abby Finkenauer [D-IA]Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez [D-NY]
Rep. Andy Kim [D-NJ]Rep. Haley Stevens [D-MI]Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]
Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]Rep. Jahana Hayes [D-CT]Rep. Sean Casten [D-IL]Rep. David Price [D-NC]
Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]

History

DateChamberAction
2019-06-26HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
2019-05-22HouseReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2019-05-22HouseIntroduced in House

Same As/Similar To

SB2111 (Same As) 2019-07-15 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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