Stop Electronic Stalking Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1751 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1751

   To criminalize stalking using an unauthorized geotracking device.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 27, 2025

 Mrs. Sykes (for herself and Mr. Carey) introduced the following bill; 
          which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
   To criminalize stalking using an unauthorized geotracking 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 be cited as the ``Stop Electronic Stalking Act of 
2025''.

SEC. 2. STALKING PENALTY.

    Section 2261A of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Whoever'' and inserting ``(a) In 
        General.--Whoever'';
            (2) by inserting after ``uses the mail,'' the following: 
        ``uses an unauthorized geotracking device''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `geotracking device' means an electronic or 
        mechanical device that permits a person to remotely determine 
        or track the position and movement of another person.
            ``(2) The term `unauthorized' means, with respect to a 
        geotracking device, that the person on whom the geotracking 
        device is being used has not consented to such use or otherwise 
        revoked consent to such use.''.
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