International Cybercrime Prevention Act
Summary
International Cybercrime Prevention Act This bill makes changes to the federal statutory framework commonly known as the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, which criminalizes various categories of computer-related conduct by individuals who act without authority or in excess of authorization. The bill broadens the scope of prohibited conduct and expands federal enforcement authorities with respect to existing computer fraud and abuse offenses. The bill also creates a new, related criminal offenses for aggravated damage to a critical infrastructure computer and trafficking in botnets.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jun 21, 2021
Last action Jun 21, 2021
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2
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Committee
1
Jun 21, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
upper
Jun 21, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Sheldon Whitehouse
DDemocratic
Co
Lindsey Graham
RRepublican
Co
Richard Blumenthal
DDemocratic
Co
Thom Tillis
RRepublican
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