118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7778
To amend title 18, United States Code, to expand the scope of the
prohibition against video voyeurism.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 21, 2024
Ms. Mace (for herself and Mr. Tiffany) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to expand the scope of the
prohibition against video voyeurism.
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 Victimizers and Offenders from
Yielding Explicit Unconsented Recordings Surreptitiously Act of 2024''
or as the ``Stop VOYEURS Act of 2024''.
SEC. 2. EXPANDED PROHIBITION AGAINST VIDEO VOYEURISM.
Section 1801 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ``, in the special maritime and
territorial jurisdiction of the United States,'' and
inserting ``, in a circumstance described in subsection
(d),''; and
(B) by striking ``imprisoned not more than one
year'' and inserting ``imprisoned not more than 5
years''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(d) Circumstance Described.--For the purposes of subsection (a),
the circumstances described in this subsection are that--
``(1) the offender or victim traveled in interstate or
foreign commerce, or traveled using a means, channel, facility,
or instrumentality of interstate or foreign commerce, in
furtherance of or in connection with the conduct described in
subsection (a);
``(2) the offender used a means, channel, facility, or
instrumentality of interstate or foreign commerce in
furtherance of or in connection with the conduct described in
subsection (a);
``(3) any payment of any kind was made, directly or
indirectly, in furtherance of or in connection with the conduct
described in subsection (a) using any means, channel, facility,
or instrumentality of interstate or foreign commerce or in or
affecting interstate or foreign commerce;
``(4) the offender transmitted in interstate or foreign
commerce any communication relating to or in furtherance of the
conduct described in subsection (a) using any means, channel,
facility, or instrumentality of interstate or foreign commerce
or in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce by any means
or in manner, including by computer, mail, wire, or
electromagnetic transmission;
``(5) any equipment, item, or other object that has
traveled in interstate or foreign commerce was used to perform
the conduct described in subsection (a);
``(6) the conduct described in subsection (a) occurred
within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the
United States, or any territory or possession of the United
States; or
``(7) the conduct described in subsection (a) otherwise
occurred in or affected interstate or foreign commerce.''.
Stop VOYEURS Act of 2024
118th Congress: House Bill No. 7778
Introduced on March 21, 2024
March 21, 2024 Referred to a Committee
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7778
To amend title 18, United States Code, to expand the scope of the
prohibition against video voyeurism.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 21, 2024
Ms. Mace (for herself and Mr. Tiffany) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to expand the scope of the
prohibition against video voyeurism.
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 Victimizers and Offenders from
Yielding Explicit Unconsented Recordings Surreptitiously Act of 2024''
or as the ``Stop VOYEURS Act of 2024''.
SEC. 2. EXPANDED PROHIBITION AGAINST VIDEO VOYEURISM.
Section 1801 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ``, in the special maritime and
territorial jurisdiction of the United States,'' and
inserting ``, in a circumstance described in subsection
(d),''; and
(B) by striking ``imprisoned not more than one
year'' and inserting ``imprisoned not more than 5
years''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(d) Circumstance Described.--For the purposes of subsection (a),
the circumstances described in this subsection are that--
``(1) the offender or victim traveled in interstate or
foreign commerce, or traveled using a means, channel, facility,
or instrumentality of interstate or foreign commerce, in
furtherance of or in connection with the conduct described in
subsection (a);
``(2) the offender used a means, channel, facility, or
instrumentality of interstate or foreign commerce in
furtherance of or in connection with the conduct described in
subsection (a);
``(3) any payment of any kind was made, directly or
indirectly, in furtherance of or in connection with the conduct
described in subsection (a) using any means, channel, facility,
or instrumentality of interstate or foreign commerce or in or
affecting interstate or foreign commerce;
``(4) the offender transmitted in interstate or foreign
commerce any communication relating to or in furtherance of the
conduct described in subsection (a) using any means, channel,
facility, or instrumentality of interstate or foreign commerce
or in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce by any means
or in manner, including by computer, mail, wire, or
electromagnetic transmission;
``(5) any equipment, item, or other object that has
traveled in interstate or foreign commerce was used to perform
the conduct described in subsection (a);
``(6) the conduct described in subsection (a) occurred
within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the
United States, or any territory or possession of the United
States; or
``(7) the conduct described in subsection (a) otherwise
occurred in or affected interstate or foreign commerce.''.
Timeline
March 21, 2024HouseIntroduced
March 21, 2024HouseReferred to a Committee