US HB6998 | 2021-2022 | 117th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 65-4)
Status: Introduced on March 8 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-11-01 - 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]
Status: Introduced on March 8 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-11-01 - 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
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide that it is unlawful to knowingly distribute private intimate visual depictions with reckless disregard for the individual's lack of consent to the distribution, and for other purposes.
Title
SHIELD Act of 2022 Stopping Harmful Image Exploitation and Limiting Distribution Act of 2022
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-01 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. |
| 2022-03-08 | House | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
| 2022-03-08 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
HB1620 (Related) 2022-05-24 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
SB3777 (Related) 2022-03-08 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
SB3777 (Related) 2022-03-08 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6998/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr6998/BILLS-117hr6998ih.pdf |
