H.R. 5866 — Introduced in House

I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5866 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 14, 2016Ms. Meng (for herself and Mrs. Dingell) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL 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. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Expanded Stalking Protections Act of 2016. 2. Stalking (a) In general Section 2261A of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking Whoever and inserting (a) In general.—Whoever; (2) in paragraph (1)(A)(ii), by striking or; (3) in paragraph (1)(A)(iii), by striking or after the semicolon; (4) by adding at the end of paragraph (1)(A) the following: (iv) a friend of that person; or (v) a co-worker of that person; or ; and (5) by adding at the end of the following: (b) Definitions In this section: (1) Co-worker The term co-worker means a person with whom one has a work relationship, without regard to any hierarchy within the organization. (2) Friend The term friend means a person with whom one has a bond of mutual affection, exclusive of intimate or family relations. . (b) Conforming amendments Section 2261A, as amended by subsection (a), is further amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking or (iii) and inserting (iii), (iv), or (v); (2) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking or (iii) and inserting (iii), (iv), or (v); and (3) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking or (iii) and inserting (iii), (iv), or (v).