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Union Calendar No. 271

104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 2980

[Report No. 104–557]

To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to stalking.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FEBRUARY 28, 1995

Mr. ROYCE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee

on the Judiciary

MAY 6, 1996

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]

A BILL

To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to

stalking.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Interstate Stalking

5 Punishment and Prevention Act of 1996’’.
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1 SEC. 2. PUNISHMENT OF INTERSTATE STALKING.

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title 18, United States Code, is

3 amended by inserting after section 2261 the following:

4 ‘‘§ 2261A. Interstate stalking

5 ‘‘Whoever travels across a State line or enters or

6 leaves Indian country with the intent to injure or harass

7 another person, and in the course of, or as a result of,

8 such travel places that person in reasonable fear of the

9 death of, or serious bodily injury to, that person or a mem10 ber of that person’s immediate family (as defined in sec11 tion 115) shall be punished as provided in section 2261.’’.

12 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—

13 (1) Section 2261(b) of title 18, United States

14 Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘or section 2261A’’

15 after ‘‘this section’’.

16 (2) Sections 2261(b) and 2262(b) of title 18,

17 United States Code, are each amended by striking

18 ‘‘offender’s spouse or intimate partner’’ each place it

19 appears and inserting ‘‘victim’’.

20 (3) The chapter heading for chapter 110A of

21 title 18, United States Code, is amended by insert22 ing ‘‘AND STALKING’’ after ‘‘VIOLENCE’’.

23 (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections

24 at the beginning of chapter 110A of title 18, United States
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1 Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to

2 section 2261 the following new item:

‘‘2261A. Interstate stalking.’’.

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Interstate Stalking Pun5 ishment and Prevention Act of 1996’’.

6 SEC. 2. PUNISHMENT OF INTERSTATE STALKING.

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title 18, United States Code, is

8 amended by inserting after section 2261 the following:

9 ‘‘§ 2261A. Interstate stalking

10 ‘‘Whoever travels across a State line or within the spe11 cial maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United

12 States with the intent to injure or harass another person,

13 and in the course of, or as a result of, such travel places

14 that person in reasonable fear of the death of, or serious

15 bodily injury (as defined in section 1365(g)(3) of this title)

16 to, that person or a member of that person’s immediate fam17 ily (as defined in section 115 of this title) shall be punished

18 as provided in section 2261 of this title.’’.

19 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—

20 (1) Section 2261(b) of title 18, United States

21 Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘or section 2261A’’

22 after ‘‘this section’’.

23 (2) Sections 2261(b) and 2262(b) of title 18,

24 United States Code, are each amended by striking
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1 ‘‘offender’s spouse or intimate partner’’ each place it

2 appears and inserting ‘‘victim’’.

3 (3) The chapter heading for chapter 110A of title

4 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting

5 ‘‘AND STALKING’’ after ‘‘VIOLENCE’’.

6 (4) The table of chapters at the beginning of part

7 I of title 18, United States Code, is amended by

8 striking

‘‘110A. Domestic violence ............................................................... 2261’’

9 and inserting:

‘‘110A. Domestic violence and stalking .................................. 2261’’.

10 (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at

11 the beginning of chapter 110A of title 18, United States

12 Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to

13 section 2261 the following new item:

‘‘2261A. Interstate stalking.’’.

Union Calendar No. 271

104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 2980

[Report No. 104–557]

A BILL

To amend title 18, United States Code, with

respect to stalking.

MAY 6, 1996

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Commitordered to be printed tee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and