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.

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Timeline

1. 21 June 2021

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 21 June 2021

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 21 June 2021 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 21 June 2021

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 21 June 2021

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 21 June 2021

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Sponsors

• Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] · D · Sponsor
• · ssju00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → CCP Trade Secrets Act