2021-2022 Regular Session • US Congress Legislature
HB6998: SHIELD Act of 2022 Stopping Harmful Image Exploitation and Limiting Distribution Act of 2022
Legislative Summary
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide that it is unlawful to knowingly distribute private intimate visual depictions with reckless disregard for the individual's lack of consent to the distribution, and for other purposes.
Bill History
3/8/2022
Introduced in House
House of Representatives
3/8/2022
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
House of Representatives
11/1/2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(3/8/2022)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security(House of Representatives)
Sponsors
Democrat: 65
Republican: 4
Primary Sponsor
Jackie Speier
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (68)
John Katko
Republican
Colin Allred
Democrat
Cindy Axne
Democrat
Earl Blumenauer
Democrat
Julia Brownley
Democrat
Andre Carson
Democrat
Sean Casten
Democrat
Kathy Castor
Democrat
Steve Cohen
Democrat
Jim Costa
Democrat
Madeleine Dean
Democrat
Suzan DelBene
Democrat
Anna Eshoo
Democrat
Brian Fitzpatrick
Republican
Lois Frankel
Democrat
Jesus Garcia
Democrat
Chrissy Houlahan
Democrat
William Keating
Democrat
Derek Kilmer
Democrat
Ann Kuster
Democrat
Brenda Lawrence
Democrat
Tom Malinowski
Democrat
Gregory Meeks
Democrat
Gwen Moore
Democrat
Eleanor Norton
Democrat
Ilhan Omar
Democrat
Chellie Pingree
Democrat
Stacey Plaskett
Democrat
Katie Porter
Democrat
David Price
Democrat
Jamie Raskin
Democrat
Mike Thompson
Democrat
Paul Tonko
Democrat
Carolyn Maloney
Democrat
Alan Lowenthal
Democrat
Debbie Dingell
Democrat
Haley Stevens
Democrat
Barbara Lee
Democrat
Jim Cooper
Democrat
Grace Meng
Democrat
Stephen Lynch
Democrat
Mary Gay Scanlon
Democrat
Mondaire Jones
Democrat
Peter DeFazio
Democrat
Bonnie Coleman
Democrat
Adam Schiff
Democrat
Carlos Gimenez
Republican
John Carter
Republican
Pete Aguilar
Democrat
Jimmy Panetta
Democrat
Stephanie Murphy
Democrat
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
Democrat
Seth Moulton
Democrat
Betty McCollum
Democrat
Tom O'Halleran
Democrat
Emanuel Cleaver
Democrat
Ayanna Pressley
Democrat
Bill Foster
Democrat
Danny Davis
Democrat
Josh Gottheimer
Democrat
Sylvia Garcia
Democrat
Eric Swalwell
Democrat
Veronica Escobar
Democrat
Cheri Bustos
Democrat
Darren Soto
Democrat
Nanette Barragan
Democrat
Alma Adams
Democrat
Dina Titus
Democrat