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119-s-431119th Congress

Cyber Conspiracy Modernization Act

Sponsored By: Senator Rounds, Mike [R-SD]

Introduced

Summary

Makes conspiracies to commit computer fraud prosecutable under federal law. This bill would expand 18 U.S.C. § 1030 to treat conspiracies the same as attempts by adding "or a conspiracy" and inserting "conspires to cause" in key subsections.

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  • Prosecutors and law enforcement: Would be able to charge conspiracies to commit or to cause computer fraud under the existing §1030 framework.
  • People who plan or agree to carry out hacks: Could face prosecution under §1030 even if the underlying attack is not completed.

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Conspiracy liability for computer crimes

If enacted, this bill would let prosecutors charge people who conspire to commit computer fraud. It would add the phrase "or a conspiracy" after each occurrence of "an attempt" in the federal computer fraud statute. It would also replace "attempted" with "attempt or a conspiracy to commit an" in some paragraphs and add ", conspires to cause," after "attempts to cause" in two subsections. The change would not create new penalties, funding, or programs. Households could see stronger law enforcement tools and more deterrence against computer fraud, while people who plan such crimes would face greater criminal exposure.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Rounds, Mike [R-SD]

SD • R

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 2/5/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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