# 114-hr-6478: Interstate Doxxing Prevention Act

114-hr-6478, Interstate Doxxing Prevention Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] (D-MA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-6478
- Congress: 114
- Title: Interstate Doxxing Prevention Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Introduced: 2016-12-08
- Sponsor: Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] (D-MA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Interstate Doxxing Prevention Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime to use the mail or any facility or means of interstate commerce to knowingly publish (or attempt or conspire to publish) personally identifiable information of another person with the intent to threaten, intimidate, harass, or stalk, and as a result, place that person in reasonable fear of death or seriously bodily injury to that person, or to that person's family member or intimate partner. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both—and civil liability.

## Related bills

- 114-hr-6382: No Religious Registry Act
- 114-hr-6340: Presidential Accountability Act
- 114-hr-6236: Innovations to Recruit and Retain Excellent Teachers Act
- 114-hr-6211: Fair Housing for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Survivors Act of 2016
- 114-hr-6188: Early STEM Achievement Act
- 114-hr-6173: Transit Tax Credit Act of 2016

## Sources
- [114-hr-6478 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/6478)

## Related
- [114-hr-6382: No Religious Registry Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6382)
- [114-hr-6340: Presidential Accountability Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6340)
- [114-hr-6236: Innovations to Recruit and Retain Excellent Teachers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6236)
- [114-hr-6211: Fair Housing for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Survivors Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6211)
- [114-hr-6188: Early STEM Achievement Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6188)
- [114-hr-6173: Transit Tax Credit Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6173)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6478 (as of 2025-11-18).