,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fbae  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ab1 #bjbj,ms4   
,e%oo 7= h]self & ,mrs4 ,c>olyn ,b4     
,maloney ( ,new ,york7 introduc$ !      
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,ov]sight & ,re=m  ,a     
,,bill  ,to am5d title #ac1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to prohibit c]ta9         
deceptive practices 9 relation to a     
c5sus1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,hone/  
,c5sus ,communications ,act4  #b4       
,prohibition on deceptive practices     
relat+ to c5sus  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt] #g 
( title #ac1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is    
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  ,,iv  
,deceptive ,practices  #bea4            
,prohibition on deceptive practices  7a7
 ,no p]son1 :e!r act+ "u color ( law or 
o!rwise1 %all by any means1 includ+ by  
means ( writt51 electronic or digital   
7includ+ ?r\gh a website1 app1 onl9e    
=um1 social m$ia plat=m1 /ream+ s]vice1 
or any o!r means ( communications us+ ! 

int]net or a simil> communications      
network71 or telephonic communications  
7includ+ any phone call1 text message1  
or any o!r communications s5t1 receiv$1 
or transmitt$ us+ a wireless or wirel9e 
phone or a cellul> or o!r phone         
network71 communicate or cause to be    
communicat$ in=mation describ$ 9        
subsection 7b71 or produce in=mation    
describ$ 9 su* subsection ) ! int5t t   
su* in=mation be communicat$1 if su*    
p]son-- 7#a7 kn[s su* in=mation to be   
mat]ially false2 &  7#b7 has ! int5t to 
imp$e or prev5t ano!r p]son f p>ticipat+
 9 any c5sus "u ?is title1 includ+ !    
dec5nial c5sus ( population4  7b7       
,in=mation describ$ 9 ?is subsection is 
any in=mation reg>d+-- 7#a7 ! "t1 place1
 or mann] ( hold+ any su* c5sus2 or     
7#b7 ! qualifications =1 or re/rictions 
on1 p>ticipation 9 any su* c5sus4  7c7  
,any individual :o violates subsection  
7a7 %all be f9$ an am\nt equal to !     
maximum p5alty provid$ "u subsection    
7d71 imprison$ = n m ?an #e ye>s1 or    

bo?4  7d7 ,a civil p5alty ( n m ?an     
#aa1aha may be assess$ aga9/ any        
individual :o violates subsection 7a74  
4  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table (      
sections = su* *apt] is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+3  ,sub*apt]             
,,iv--,deceptive ,practices #bea4       
,prohibition on deceptive practices4  4