Preventing Vigilante Stalking that Stops Women’s Access to Healthcare and Abortion Rights Act of 2022

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 55 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 H. R. 55

 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

                            January 9, 2023

 Ms. Jackson Lee 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 2022''.

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 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 2261A.''.
    (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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