Doxing Threat Assessment Act
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Latest action (18 May 2023): Referred to the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence.
What this bill does
H.R. 3547, the Doxing Threat Assessment Act, would direct the Department of Homeland Security to produce a formal threat assessment on how terrorists and foreign malicious actors use cyber harassment, including doxing (the non-consensual publication of someone's personal information to threaten, intimidate, or harass them). The assessment would need to cover tactics currently in use, notable incidents, emerging vulnerabilities, and indicators useful to law enforcement in identifying such activity. It would be developed by DHS's intelligence office in coordination with its Privacy Office and Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties.
The bill would primarily affect DHS, which would take on new reporting duties, and state, local, tribal, and federal law enforcement agencies, including fusion centers, which would receive the assessment to help them recognize cyber-harassment threats. DHS would have 180 days after enactment to submit the assessment to relevant congressional committees, and a public version would have to be posted online within 30 days after that. The bill also includes definitions of key terms and rules of construction clarifying that it does not expand law enforcement authority, restrict constitutionally protected speech, or allow prosecution based solely on someone's beliefs or group membership.
The bill was introduced on May 18, 2023, with bipartisan cosponsors, and referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security. As of the information provided, it has not received a committee vote or further action.
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Official summary
Doxing Threat Assessment Act
This bill requires the Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop and disseminate a threat assessment regarding the use of cyber harassment, including doxing, by terrorists and foreign malicious actors.
Doxing means knowingly publishing the personally identifiable information of another individual, without the individual's consent and with intent to
• threaten, intimidate, harass, or stalk any person;
• facilitate another to threaten, intimidate, harass, or stalk any person;
• incite or facilitate the commission of a crime of violence against any person; or
• place any person in reasonable fear of death or serious bodily injury.
The threat assessment (1) shall be developed in coordination with the DHS Privacy Office and the DHS Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, and (2) may be informed by existing products.
Timeline
18 May 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence.
Common questions
- What does H.R. 3547 do?
- H.R. 3547, the Doxing Threat Assessment Act, would direct the Department of Homeland Security to produce a formal threat assessment on how terrorists and foreign malicious actors use cyber harassment, including doxing (the non-consensual publication of someone's personal information to threaten, intimidate, or harass them). The assessment would need to cover tactics currently in use, notable incidents, emerging vulnerabilities, and indicators useful to law enforcement in identifying such activity. It would be developed by DHS's intelligence office in coordination with its Privacy Office and Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. The bill would primarily affect DHS, which would take on new reporting duties, and state, local, tribal, and federal law enforcement agencies, including fusion centers, which would receive the assessment to help them recognize cyber-harassment threats. DHS would have 180 days after enactment to submit the assessment to relevant congressional committees, and a public version would have to be posted online within 30 days after that. The bill also includes definitions of key terms and rules of construction clarifying that it does not expand law enforcement authority, restrict constitutionally protected speech, or allow prosecution based solely on someone's beliefs or group membership. The bill was introduced on May 18, 2023, with bipartisan cosponsors, and referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security. As of the information provided, it has not received a committee vote or further action.
- Has H.R. 3547 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for H.R. 3547. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored H.R. 3547?
- H.R. 3547 was sponsored by Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), with 52 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on H.R. 3547?
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence. (18 May 2023).
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