The bipartisan “Stop the Doxx Act,” which Gottheimer is leading with Congressman Don Bacon (R-NE) and Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY) It will: Make it a federal crime — with strengthened penalties — to knowingly publish the personal information of a federal, state, or local law enforcement officer, prosecutor, judge, or immediate family member with the intent to threaten, intimidate, or facilitate violence.
I will introduce bipartisan legislation to make it a federal crime, with strengthened penalties, to knowingly publish the personal information of law enforcement officers, prosecutors, judges, or their immediate family members with the intent to threaten, intimidate, or facilitate violence.
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The bill also creates a national training program to help officers and public servants better protect their personal information online and understand their rights when their data is leaked.
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Mr. Gottheimer (for himself, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Moskowitz, Ms. Stefanik, Ms. Gillen, Mr. Lawler, Mr. Davis of North Carolina, Mr. Fitzpatrick, and Mr. Rutherford) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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Whoever, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, knowingly publishes or otherwise makes publicly available the home address, personal telephone number, personal email address, or other personally identifying information of a covered public servant or an immediate family member, with intent to threaten, intimidate, or facilitate violence against that person, shall be--
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The term `covered public servant' means a Federal, State, or local law enforcement officer, prosecutor, or judge.
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Today, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5), Co-Chair of the bipartisan Law Enforcement Caucus, officially introduced the bipartisan Stop the Doxx Act, legislation to protect law enforcement officers, prosecutors, judges, and their families from doxxing campaigns that expose them to online harassment, intimidation, and violence.
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552 | Version 1 | Gottheimer (NJ), Bacon (NE) | Bi-Partisan | Criminalizes the doxxing of law enforcement officers, prosecutors, judges, and their immediate family members with intent to threaten or facilitate violence. Identical to H.R.8927, | Submitted
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