# 116-hr-6587: Social Media Fraud Mitigation Act

116-hr-6587, Social Media Fraud Mitigation Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16] (R-IL); status Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6587
- Congress: 116
- Title: Social Media Fraud Mitigation Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced: 2020-04-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16] (R-IL)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Social Media Fraud Mitigation Act This bill makes it a crime to use another individual's likeness or name without their consent to cause or threaten to cause financial or physical harm through a communication on a social media platform, an email, or other electronic message.

## Related bills

- 116-hr-9015: Preserving Existing Nuclear Energy Generation Act
- 116-hr-8933: ATVM Modernization Act
- 116-hr-8899: Transatlantic Te­le­com­mu­ni­ca­tions Security Act
- 116-hr-12: CTF Act
- 116-hr-8485: Health and Fitness Recovery Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8438: Belarus Democracy, Human Rights, and Sovereignty Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-6587 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6587)

## Related
- [116-hr-9015: Preserving Existing Nuclear Energy Generation Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-9015)
- [116-hr-8933: ATVM Modernization Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8933)
- [116-hr-8899: Transatlantic Te­le­com­mu­ni­ca­tions Security Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8899)
- [116-hr-12: CTF Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-12)
- [116-hr-8485: Health and Fitness Recovery Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8485)
- [116-hr-8438: Belarus Democracy, Human Rights, and Sovereignty Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8438)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6587 (as of 2025-11-18).