,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fehg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ba1 #bjbj,mr4 
,k9z+] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit ! creation & use
 ( fake social m$ia acc\nts or pr(iles &
 ! s5d+ ( fraudul5t emails or o!r       
electronic messages4  #a4 ,%ort title   
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,social ,m$ia 
,fraud ,mitigation ,act4  #b4           
,def9itions ,z us$ 9 ?is ,act1 ! foll[+ 
def9itions apply3 7#a7 ,! t]m social    
m$ia company means any individual1      
bus9ess1 organization1 or o!r simil>    
entity :o owns1 manages1 or op]ates a   
social m$ia plat=m to facilitate =eign  
or int]/ate comm]ce4  7#b7 ,! t]m social
 m$ia plat=m-- 7,a7 means a website or  
int]net m$ium t-- 7i7 p]mits a p]son to 
become a regi/]$ us]1 e/abli% an acc\nt1
 or create a pr(ile = ! purpose ( all[+ 
us]s to create1 %>e1 & view us]-g5]at$  
cont5t ?r\gh su* an acc\nt or pr(ile2   
7ii7 enables "o or m us]s to g5]ate     

cont5t t c be view$ by o!r us]s ( !     
m$ium2 &  7iii7 prim>ily s]ves z a m$ium
 = us]s to int]act ) cont5t g5]at$ by   
o!r us]s ( ! m$ium2 &  7,b7 does n      
include-- 7i7 any su* plat=m t s]ves    
few] ?an #ajj1jjj us]s2  7ii7 an email  
program1 message bo>d program1 email    
di/ribution li/s1 multi-p]son text      
message gr\ps1 or a website t is        
prim>ily = ! purpose ( int]net comm]ce2 
7iii7 a private plat=m or messag+ s]vice
 us$ by an entity solely to communicate 
) o!rs employ$ by or affiliat$ ) su*    
entity2 or  7iv7 an int]net-bas$ plat=m 
^: prim>y purpose is-- 7,i7 to all[ us]s
 to po/ product reviews1 bus9ess        
reviews1 travel in=mation & reviews2 or 
7,,ii7 to provide news or ent]ta9m5t    
cont5t1 b t may also include a comm5t   
section = us]s to discuss su* news or   
ent]ta9m5t4  #c4 ,crim9al (f5ses relat$ 
to fraudul5t social m$ia acc\nts or     
pr(iles & fraudul5t emails or o!r       
electronic messages  7a7 ,fraudul5t     
acc\nts or pr(iles ,:oev] causes        

f9ancial or physical h>m1 or ?reat5s    
f9ancial or physical h>m to any         
individual1 & uses ! "n or lik5ess (    
ano!r individual to-- 7#a7 create or    
ma9ta9 an acc\nt or pr(ile on a social  
m$ia plat=m t purports to be an acc\nt  
or pr(ile ( ano!r individual )\t !      
cons5t ( ! individual ^: "n or lik5ess  
is us$2 &  7#b7 po/ or s5d "o or m      
messages on or ?r\gh an acc\nt or pr(ile
 describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71  %all be f9$ 
"u title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1      
imprison$ = n m ?an #a ye>1 or bo?1     
except t if ! p]son has previ\sly be5   
convict$ "u ?is subsection1 su* p]son   
%all be f9$ "u su* title1 imprison$ = n 
m ?an #e ye>s1 or bo?4  7b7 ,fraudul5t  
emails or o!r electronic messages ,:oev]
 causes f9ancial or physical h>m1 or    
?reat5s f9ancial or physical h>m to any 
individual1 by s5d+ an email or o!r     
electronic message t conta9s id5tify+   
in=mation belong+ to any o!r individual1
 includ+ a "n1 doma9 address1 or phone  
numb]-- 7#a7 )\t obta9+ ! o!r           

individual's cons5t2 &  7#b7 ) ! int5t  
to cause a reasonable p]son :o is a     
recipi5t ( ! email or o!r electronic    
message to believe t ! email or         
electronic message 0 s5t by or au?oriz$ 
by ! o!r individual1  %all be f9$ "u    
title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1         
imprison$ = n m ?an #a ye>1 or bo?1     
except t if ! p]son commits ! (f5se ) ! 
int5t to solicit a response by em]g5cy  
p]sonnel1 su* p]son may be f9$ "u su*   
title or imprison$ = n m ?an #f ye>s1 or
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