,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #efc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #bf1        
#bjbc,mr4 ,mfume 7for himself1 ,mrs4    
,watson ,coleman1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,mr4  
,moulton1 ,mr4 ,carson1 ,mr4 ,evans1    
,ms4 ,porter1 ,ms4 ,kamlager-,dove1 ,ms4
 ,brown1 ,ms4 ,stevens1 ,mr4 ,vargas1   
,mr4 ,cohen1 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,ms4 ,williams
 of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,cleaver1 ,ms4 ,kelly
 of ,illinois1 ,ms4 ,plaskett1 ,mr4     
,moskowitz1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,ivey1
 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,mr4 ,lynch1 ,ms4 ,lee
 of ,california1 ,mr4 ,sablan1 and ,mr4 
,davis of ,illinois7 introduced the     
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to direct the ,national        
,institute of ,justice to collect1      
study1 and analyze online content       
created by mass shooters in an effort to
 early identify potential mass shooters4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,identifying ,mass         
,shooters ,act4  #b4 ,findings ,congress

 finds the following3 7#a7 ,perpetrators
 of mass shootings have utilized various
 online channels to declare their intent
 to commit violence through manifestos1 
blog posts1 social media posts1 and     
direct messages prior to committing acts
 of terror4  7#b7 ,inadequate oversight 
and accountability mechanisms on online 
platforms creates an environment that   
enables hate speech1 extremism1         
radicalization1 and violence4  7#c7 ,in 
#bjah1 the ,marjory ,stoneman ,douglas  
,high ,school shooter posted a video on 
,you,tube stating his desire to be a    
professional school shooter1 and        
proceeded to share photos of himself    
posing with guns1 along with troubling  
photos on ,instagram of his weapons     
arsenal and an animal he tortured1 prior
 to murdering #ag students and school   
staff members4  7#d7 ,in #bjah1 the     
,santa ,fe ,high ,school shooter posted 
a ,facebook photo of a t-shirt with     
,born to ,kill1 and images of ,nazi and 
satanic symbols prior to murdering #aj  

students and school staff members4  7#e7
 ,in #bjbb1 the ,buffalo ,tops grocery  
store shooter declared on ,discord1 ,i  
will carry out an attack1 posted a      
manifesto on #d;chan1 and then          
livestreamed the murder of #aj ,black   
people in a racially motivated shooting4
  7#f7 ,in #bjbb1 the ,robb ,elementary 
,school shooter posted a photo of a hand
 holding a gun magazine1 #b             
semi-automatic rifles1 a ,tik,tok       
profile that warned ,kids be scared1 and
 sent a direct message though ,yubo     
notifying an individual of his intent to
 kill prior to murdering #ba children   
and staff members4  7#g7 ,the ,first    
,baptist ,church of ,sutherland ,springs
 shooter demonstrated a fascination with
 mass shootings and launched personal   
attacks on ,facebook prior to murdering 
#bf churchgoers1 including an unborn    
child4  #c4 ,report and recommendations 
7a7 ,in general ,not later than #b years
 after the date of the enactment of this
 ,act1 the ,director of the ,national   

,institute of ,justice shall prepare and
 submit a report to ,congress           
identifying content patterns used by    
mass shooters through online platforms  
and social media channels4  7b7 ,review 
and consultation ,in preparing the      
report required under this section1 the 
,director shall1 at a minimum-- 7#a7    
review information1 data1 and reports   
relating to linguistic patterns used by 
previous mass shooters collected by     
,federal1 ,state1 and local law         
enforcement as of the date of the       
enactment of this ,act2  7#b7 review    
academic studies1 including studies     
analyzing the relevance of social media 
in mass shootings described in paragraph
 7#a72 and  7#c7 meet with1 and consider
 any facts and analyses offered by1     
prosecutors1 defense attorneys1 family  
attorneys1 judges1 nonprofit            
organizations1 victims service          
providers1 culturally specific          
organizations1 ,federal1 ,state1        
,tribal1 and local courts1 ,federal1    

,state1 ,tribal1 and local law          
enforcement agencies1 and individuals   
with academic expertise in              
relinquishment4  7c7 ,identification of 
items for further study ,in the report  
under this section1 the ,director shall 
identify items for further study1       
relating to the effectiveness of the    
best practices developed under          
subsection 7b74 ,the ,director shall    
publish a solicitation for applications 
for research grants on such items not   
later than #cj days after the date of   
the report4  #d4 ,definitions ,in this  
,act3 7#a7 ,mass shooting ,the term mass
 shooting means any incident in which   
four or more individuals1 not including 
the shooter1 are shot or killed with a  
gun4  7#b7 ,social media ,the term      
social media means a channel for        
interactions among people in which they 
create1 share1 or exchange information  
and ideas in virtual communities and    
networks 7specific activities including 
instant messages1 social media posts1   

blogs1 uploading media content1 through 
social media platforms including1       
,facebook1 ,twitter1 ,you,tube1 ,flickr1
 ,instagram1 ,linked,in1 ,whats,app1    
,tik,tok1 ,snapchat1 ,reddit1 ,twitch1  
#d;chan1 #hrun1 ,yubo1 and ,discord74   
#e4 ,federal adoption ,the ,national    
,institute of ,justice shall prepare and
 submit to ,congress findings and       
recommendations for ,federal legislation
 in accordance with section #c4