H.R. 915 — Introduced in House

I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 915 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 30, 2019Ms. Meng (for herself, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. DelBene, Mrs. Dingell, Miss González-Colón of Puerto Rico, Mr. Hastings, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Keating, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Kilmer, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Moore, Ms. Norton, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Suozzi, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, and Ms. Wilson of Florida) 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 2019. 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).