,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hibg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bj1 #bjbf,mr4  
,gottheimer 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,bacon1  
,mr4 ,moskowitz1 ,ms4 ,stefanik1 ,ms4   
,gillen1 ,mr4 ,lawler1 ,mr4 ,davis of   
,north ,carolina1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 and
 ,mr4 ,rutherford7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to amend title #ah1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to prohibit the doxxing  
of law enforcement officers1            
prosecutors1 and judges1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,stop the ,doxx     
,act4  #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the
 following3  7#a7 ,targeted harassment  
of law enforcement officers1            
prosecutors1 and judges has increased   
significantly in recent years1 including
 threats made possible by the online    
publication of personal information4    
7#b7 ,the publication of home addresses1
 personal contact information1 and      

family details of public servants with  
intent to intimidate poses a direct     
threat to public safety and the         
integrity of the justice system4  7#c7  
,no comprehensive ,federal statute      
currently prohibits this conduct4  #c4  
,prohibition on doxxing of protected    
public servants  7a7 ,in general        
,chapter #gc of title #ah1 ,united      
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  #aebb4 ,doxxing 
of protected public servants  7a7       
,offense ,whoever1 in or affecting      
interstate or foreign commerce1         
knowingly publishes or otherwise makes  
publicly available the home address1    
personal telephone number1 personal     
email address1 or other personally      
identifying information of a covered    
public servant or an immediate family   
member1 with intent to threaten1        
intimidate1 or facilitate violence      
against that person1 shall be-- 7#a7 in 
the case of a first offense1 fined under
 this title1 imprisoned not more than   

#aj years1 or both2  7#b7 in the case of
 a second or subsequest offense1 fined  
under this title1 imprisoned for not    
more than #bj years1 or both2 or  7#c7  
in the case of an offense that results  
in bodily injury or death-- 7,a7 in the 
case of a first offense1 fined under    
this title1 imprisoned for not more than
 #cj years1 or both2 or  7,b7 in the    
case of a second or subsequent offense1 
fined under this title1 imprisoned for  
not more than #dj years1 or both4  7b7  
,civil action ,a covered public servant 
or an immediate family member who is the
 victim of a violation of this section  
may bring a civil action in an          
appropriate district court of the       
,united ,states4 ,in a civil action     
under this subsection1 the court may    
award damages1 injunctive relief1 and   
attorney's fees4  7c7 ,definitions ,in  
this section3  7#a7 ,the term covered   
public servant means a ,federal1 ,state1
 or local law enforcement officer1      
prosecutor1 or judge4  7#b7 ,the term   

immediate family member means a spouse1 
child1 parent1 or sibling of a covered  
public servant4  7#c7 ,the term         
publishes means to post on a publicly   
accessible website1 social media        
platform1 online forum1 or any other    
digital or print medium accessible to   
third parties4  4  7b7 ,clerical        
amendment ,the table of sections for    
chapter #gc of title #ah1 ,united       
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  #aebb4 ,doxxing 
of protected public servants4  4  #d4   
,training for protected public servants 
on personal information security  7a7   
,in general ,the ,attorney ,general     
shall establish and make available a    
comprehensive training program for      
covered public servants 7as such term is
 defined in section #aebb of title #ah1 
,united ,states ,code7 on protecting    
personal information online4  7b7       
,delivery and ,accessibility ,the       
training program shall be--  7#a7 made  
available online and through in-person  

formats to accommodate ,federal1 ,state1
 and local agencies of varying size and 
resource capacity2  7#b7 updated no less
 than annually to reflect current       
threats and evolving digital            
environments2 and  7#c7 offered at no   
cost to covered public servants at the  
,federal1 ,state1 and local level4  7c7 
,encouragement to ,state and ,local     
,agencies ,the ,attorney ,general shall 
encourage ,state and local law          
enforcement agencies1 prosecutorial     
offices1 and court systems to require   
completion of the training program      
established under this section as part  
of their standard onboarding and annual 
continuing education requirements4  7d7 
,authorization of ,appropriations ,there
 is authorized to be appropriated such  
sums as may be necessary to carry out   
this section4