A bill to prevent and respond to the misuse of communications services that facilitates domestic violence and other crimes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
117th Congress (2021–2023)
Passed Senate (House next) on Mar 17, 2022
This bill passed in the Senate on March 17, 2022 and goes to the House next for consideration.
Other activity may have occurred on another bill with identical or similar provisions.
5 Cosponsors (3 Republicans, 2 Democrats)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Heres how the lawmakers who represent Centre County in Congress voted March 11-17”
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Rep. Fred Keller [R-PA12]
on Mar 22, 2022
“Remarks by Rep. Smith at Shine the Light conference on human trafficking”
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Rep. Christopher “Chris” Smith [R-NJ4]
on Mar 8, 2021
“Kevin McCarthy and Republicans in El Paso, Texas for the Biden Border Crisis”
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Rep. Kevin McCarthy [R-CA23]
on Mar 15, 2021
History
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Jan 28, 2021
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Introduced
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Apr 28, 2021
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Ordered Reported
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Mar 17, 2022
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Passed Senate (House next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the Senate. It goes to the House next. The vote was by Voice Vote so no record of individual votes was made. |
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Passed House
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Signed by the President
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S. 120 is a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 120. This is the one from the 117th Congress.
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