H.R. 4654 · 117th Congress
Social Media Fraud Mitigation Act
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This bill establishes new criminal offenses for fraudulent activities involving communications through social media, email, or other electronic messages.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jul 22, 2021
Social Media Fraud Mitigation Act
This bill establishes new criminal offenses for fraudulent activities involving communications through social media, email, or other electronic messages.
First, the bill makes it unlawful to post or send messages through a fake social media account or profile to cause or threaten to cause financial or physical harm to an individual. A violation is punishable by a fine, a maximum prison term of up to one year (or up to five years if the offense is a repeat offense), or both.
Second, the bill makes is unlawful to send a fraudulent email or other electronic message to deceive the recipient and cause or threaten to cause financial or physical harm to an individual. A violation is punishable by a fine, a prison term of up to one year (or up to six years if the offense is intended to solicit an emergency response), or both.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Social Media Fraud Mitigation Act
Latest action (Nov 1, 2022): Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement · Origin: House · Introduced: Jul 22, 2021
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.