United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 53 (107th)
Karen Matthews Act of 2001
Introduced
3 January 2001
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Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
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19 August 2025
Summary
Karen Matthews Act of 2001 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prescribe criminal penalties for harassment by a person convicted of a Federal offense of the victim of that offense. Defines "harass" to include the malicious or repeated frivolous filing of legal process or liens against the person or property of the victim.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 3 January 2001
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 3 January 2001
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 3 January 2001
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-bill/53
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/53