,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #efc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bf1 #bjbc,mr4
 ,mfume 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,watson       
,coleman1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,mr4 ,m\lton1 
,mr4 ,c>son1 ,mr4 ,evans1 ,ms4 ,port]1  
,ms4 ,kamlag]-,dove1 ,ms4 ,br[n1 ,ms4   
,/ev5s1 ,mr4 ,v>gas1 ,mr4 ,coh51 ,mr4   
,payne1 ,ms4 ,williams ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 
,cleav]1 ,ms4 ,kelly ( ,ill9ois1 ,ms4   
,plaskett1 ,mr4 ,mosk[itz1 ,ms4         
,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,ivey1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1
 ,mr4 ,lyn*1 ,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4
 ,sablan1 & ,mr4 ,davis ( ,ill9ois7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill 
,to direct ! ,national ,in/itute (      
,ju/ice to collect1 /udy1 & analyze     
onl9e cont5t creat$ by mass %oot]s 9 an 
ef=t to e>ly id5tify pot5tial mass      
%oot]s4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may  
be cit$ z ! ,id5tify+ ,mass ,%oot]s     
,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !      
foll[+3 7#a7 ,p]petrators ( mass %oot+s 
h utiliz$ v>i\s onl9e *annels to decl>e 

_! int5t to commit viol5ce ?r\gh        
manife/os1 blog po/s1 social m$ia po/s1 
& direct messages prior to committ+ acts
 ( t]ror4  7#b7 ,inadequate ov]sight &  
acc\ntability me*anisms on onl9e plat=ms
 creates an environm5t t enables hate   
spee*1 extremism1 radicalization1 &     
viol5ce4  7#c7 ,9 #bjah1 ! ,m>jory      
,/oneman ,d\glas ,high ,s*ool %oot] po/$
 a video on ,you,tube /at+ 8 desire to  
be a pr(essional s*ool %oot]1 & proce$$ 
to %>e photos ( himself pos+ ) guns1    
along ) tr\bl+ photos on ,in/agram ( 8  
weapons ars5al & an animal he tortur$1  
prior to murd]+ #ag /ud5ts & s*ool /aff 
memb]s4  7#d7 ,9 #bjah1 ! ,santa ,fe    
,high ,s*ool %oot] po/$ a ,facebook     
photo ( a t-%irt ) ,born to ,kill1 &    
images ( ,nazi & satanic symbols prior  
to murd]+ #aj /ud5ts & s*ool /aff       
memb]s4  7#e7 ,9 #bjbb1 ! ,buffalo ,tops
 groc]y /ore %oot] decl>$ on ,discord1  
,i w c>ry out an attack1 po/$ a manife/o
 on #d;*an1 & !n live/ream$ ! murd] (   
#aj ,black p 9 a racially motivat$      

%oot+4  7#f7 ,9 #bjbb1 ! ,robb ,elem5t>y
 ,s*ool %oot] po/$ a photo ( a h& hold+ 
a gun magaz9e1 #b semi-automatic rifles1
 a ,tik,tok pr(ile t w>n$ ,kids be sc>$1
 & s5t a direct message ?\gh ,yubo      
notify+ an individual ( 8 int5t to kill 
prior to murd]+ #ba *ildr5 & /aff       
memb]s4  7#g7 ,! ,fir/ ,bapti/ ,*ur* (  
,su!rl& ,spr+s %oot] demon/rat$ a       
fasc9ation ) mass %oot+s & laun*$       
p]sonal attacks on ,facebook prior to   
murd]+ #bf *ur*go]s1 includ+ an unborn  
*ild4  #c4 ,report & recomm5dations  7a7
 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] !    
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,director ( ! ,national ,in/itute (     
,ju/ice %all prep>e & submit a report to
 ,congress id5tify+ cont5t patt]ns us$  
by mass %oot]s ?r\gh onl9e plat=ms &    
social m$ia *annels4  7b7 ,review &     
consultation ,9 prep>+ ! report requir$ 
"u ?is section1 ! ,director %all1 at a  
m9imum-- 7#a7 review in=mation1 data1 & 
reports relat+ to l+ui/ic patt]ns us$ by
 previ\s mass %oot]s collect$ by ,f$]al1

 ,/ate1 & local law en=cem5t z ( ! date 
( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act2  7#b7 review   
academic /udies1 includ+ /udies analyz+ 
! relevance ( social m$ia 9 mass %oot+s 
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a72 &  7#c7 meet  
)1 & consid] any facts & analyses (f]$  
by1 prosecutors1 def5se attorneys1      
family attorneys1 judges1 nonpr(it      
organizations1 victims s]vice provid]s1 
culturally specific organizations1      
,f$]al1 ,/ate1 ,tribal1 & local c\rts1  
,f$]al1 ,/ate1 ,tribal1 & local law     
en=cem5t ag5cies1 & individuals )       
academic exp]tise 9 rel9qui%m5t4  7c7   
,id5tification ( items = fur!r /udy ,9 !
 report "u ?is section1 ! ,director %all
 id5tify items = fur!r /udy1 relat+ to !
 effectiv5ess ( ! be/ practices develop$
 "u subsection 7b74 ,! ,director %all   
publi% a solicitation = applications =  
rese>* grants on su* items n lat] ?an   
#cj days aft] ! date ( ! report4  #d4   
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,mass     
%oot+ ,! t]m mass %oot+ means any       
incid5t 9 :i* f\r or m individuals1 n   

includ+ ! %oot]1 are %ot or kill$ ) a   
gun4  7#b7 ,social m$ia ,! t]m social   
m$ia means a *annel = int]actions among 
p 9 :i* !y create1 %>e1 or ex*ange      
in=mation & ideas 9 virtual communities 
& networks 7specific activities includ+ 
in/ant messages1 social m$ia po/s1      
blogs1 upload+ m$ia cont5t1 ?r\gh social
 m$ia plat=ms includ+1 ,facebook1       
,twitt]1 ,you,tube1 ,flickr1 ,in/agram1 
,linked,in1 ,whats,app1 ,tik,tok1       
,snap*at1 ,r$dit1 ,twit*1 #d;*an1 #hrun1
 ,yubo1 & ,discord74  #e4 ,f$]al        
adoption ,! ,national ,in/itute (       
,ju/ice %all prep>e & submit to         
,congress f9d+s & recomm5dations =      
,f$]al legislation 9 accordance )       
section #c4