Preventing Vigilante Stalking that Stops Women’s Access to Healthcare and Abortion Rights Act of 2021
Latest action · Nov 1, 2022 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.
- IntroducedOct 25, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Preventing Vigilante Stalking that Stops Women's Access to Healthcare and Abortion Rights Act of 2021
This bill increases the maximum prison term for a stalking offense, if the offense is committed with the intent to obtain health care information of an individual or to prevent the health care decisions of an individual.
Cosponsors 24
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 25, 2021 to Jul 12, 2022; 14 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TX | Al Green | Original | Oct 25, 2021 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Oct 25, 2021 |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Original | Oct 25, 2021 |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Original | Oct 25, 2021 |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Original | Oct 25, 2021 |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Original | Oct 25, 2021 |
| D-NY | Jamaal Bowman | Original | Oct 25, 2021 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Oct 25, 2021 |
| D-MD | Kweisi Mfume | Original | Oct 25, 2021 |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Original | Oct 25, 2021 |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Original | Oct 25, 2021 |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Original | Oct 25, 2021 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Oct 25, 2021 |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Original | Oct 25, 2021 |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Oct 27, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Oct 27, 2021 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Oct 27, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Oct 27, 2021 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Oct 27, 2021 | |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Nov 3, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Dec 9, 2021 | |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Mar 7, 2022 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jul 11, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Jul 12, 2022 |
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 Oct 25, 2021 |
| Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee | Referred Nov 1, 2022 | |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Nov 1, 2022 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 1, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
- Nov 1, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Oct 25, 2021Introduced in House
- Oct 25, 2021Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E499 | Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | May 13, 2022 |
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. 167, no. 187, October 25, 2021, page H5873.
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. 117-45 | THE TEXAS ABORTION BAN AND ITS DEVASTATING IMPACT ON COMMUNITIES AND FAMILIES384 pages | Judiciary Committee | Nov 4, 2021 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 55 | Preventing Vigilante Stalking that Stops Women’s Access to Healthcare and Abortion Rights Act of 2022 | Reintroduced Bill | Jan 9, 2023 |
| S 3057 | Preventing Vigilante Stalking Act of 2021 | Related bill | Oct 25, 2021 |
| HR 5226 | Preventing Vigilante Stalking that Stops Women’s Access to Healthcare and Abortion Rights Act of 2021 | Related bill | Nov 1, 2022 |
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 enhance criminal penalties for health related stalking, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Preventing Vigilante Stalking that Stops Women’s Access to Healthcare and Abortion Rights Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 25, 2021Introduced 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.
