To authorize a civil right of action for individuals affected by video voyeurism, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To authorize a civil right of action for individuals affected by video voyeurism, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors. The main policy domain is Criminal Justice, Trade, Foreign Policy.
Who Benefits and How
law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H4B8F3B7405D44D52B6D34577FBC6D7EB: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Sue Victimizers and Offenders who Yield Explicit Unconsented Recordings Surreptitiously Act or the Sue VOYEURS Act.
- Section HECFDA68D15124959BE4493CBE228A26F: 2. Intimate visual depictions Title XIII of division W of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, is amended by inserting after section 1309 the following:...
- Section H1C6131DF18AB4FD093FD79CFF087E535: 1309A. Civil action relating to capture of intimate images Except as provided in paragraph (3), an individual whose intimate visual depiction is captured, in a...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To authorize a civil right of action for individuals affected by video voyeurism, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.
Key Policy Areas
Criminal Justice, Trade, Foreign Policy
Primary Purpose
This bill, To authorize a civil right of action for individuals affected by video voyeurism, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
Sponsors
Nancy Mace
R-SC | Primary Sponsor
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Mace (for herself and Mr. Green of Texas) introduced …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "federal_implementing_agencies"
- → Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill
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