Expanded Stalking Protections Act of 2019
Latest action · Mar 22, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 30, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Expanded Stalking Protections Act of 2019
This bill broadens the scope of conduct that constitutes a federal stalking offense.
Specifically, it expands stalking to include conduct that causes a person's friend or co-worker to experience a reasonable fear of death or serious bodily injury.
Cosponsors 31
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 30, 2019 to May 22, 2020; 20 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Jan 30, 2019 |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Original | Jan 30, 2019 |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Original | Jan 30, 2019 |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Original | Jan 30, 2019 |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Original | Jan 30, 2019 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jan 30, 2019 |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Original | Jan 30, 2019 |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Original | Jan 30, 2019 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Jan 30, 2019 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Jan 30, 2019 |
| R-PR | Jenniffer González-Colón | Original | Jan 30, 2019 |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Original | Jan 30, 2019 |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Original | Jan 30, 2019 |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Original | Jan 30, 2019 |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Original | Jan 30, 2019 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Jan 30, 2019 |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Original | Jan 30, 2019 |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Original | Jan 30, 2019 |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Original | Jan 30, 2019 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Jan 30, 2019 |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Feb 5, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Feb 7, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Feb 13, 2019 | |
| D-NM | Debra A. Haaland | Feb 25, 2019 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Mar 21, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Mar 21, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | Mar 21, 2019 | |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Mar 25, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Mar 26, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Jun 3, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | May 22, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jan 30, 2019 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Mar 22, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 22, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Jan 30, 2019Introduced in House
- Jan 30, 2019Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 19, January 30, 2019, page H1338.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 116-10 | CULTURAL BARRIERS IMPACTING WOMEN VETERANS' ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE71 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | May 2, 2019 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 866 | Expanded Stalking Protections Act of 2017 | Reintroduction of | Mar 9, 2017 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 18, United States Code, to extend the coverage of the Federal prohibition against stalking in order to provide protection to friends and co-workers, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Expanded Stalking Protections Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 30, 2019Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
