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Public Servant Protection Act of 2020

USA116th CongressS-4965| Senate 
| Updated: 12/3/2020
Tom Cotton

Tom Cotton

Republican Senator

Arkansas

Cosponsors (7)
Rick Scott (Republican)Mitch McConnell (Republican)David Perdue (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Lindsey Graham (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Kelly Loeffler (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Public Servant Protection Act of 2020 This bill addresses the privacy of government officials related to their personal information. First, the bill makes it unlawful to publicly display on the internet the home address or home phone number of a government official or an immediate family member of a government official with the intent to cause bodily harm or other injury to such official or family member. Violators are subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term, or both. The bill also allows government officials to make written demands to individuals and interactive computer service providers related to the removal of their personal information.
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Timeline
Dec 3, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Dec 3, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • December 3, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • December 3, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Crime and Law Enforcement

Public Servant Protection Act of 2020

USA116th CongressS-4965| Senate 
| Updated: 12/3/2020
Public Servant Protection Act of 2020 This bill addresses the privacy of government officials related to their personal information. First, the bill makes it unlawful to publicly display on the internet the home address or home phone number of a government official or an immediate family member of a government official with the intent to cause bodily harm or other injury to such official or family member. Violators are subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term, or both. The bill also allows government officials to make written demands to individuals and interactive computer service providers related to the removal of their personal information.
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Timeline
Dec 3, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Dec 3, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • December 3, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • December 3, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Tom Cotton

Tom Cotton

Republican Senator

Arkansas

Cosponsors (7)
Rick Scott (Republican)Mitch McConnell (Republican)David Perdue (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Lindsey Graham (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Kelly Loeffler (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted