1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Expanded Stalking Protections Act of 2019”.
Expanded Stalking Protections Act of 2019
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to extend the coverage of the Federal prohibition against stalking in order to provide protection to friends and co-workers, and for other purposes.
2. Stalking
In general— Section 2261A of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
by striking “Whoever” and inserting “(a) In general.—Whoever”;
in paragraph (1)(A)(ii), by striking “or”;
in paragraph (1)(A)(iii), by striking “or” after the semicolon;
by adding at the end of paragraph (1)(A) the following:
“(iv) a friend of that person; or
“(v) a co-worker of that person; or”
by adding at the end of the following:
“(b) Definitions—In this section:
“(1) Co-worker—The term co-worker means a person with whom one has a work relationship, without regard to any hierarchy within the organization.
“(2) Friend—The term friend means a person with whom one has a bond of mutual affection, exclusive of intimate or family relations.”
Conforming amendments— Section 2261A, as amended by subsection (a), is further amended—
in paragraph (1)(B), by striking “or (iii)” and inserting “(iii), (iv), or (v)”;
in paragraph (2)(A), by striking “or (iii)” and inserting “(iii), (iv), or (v)”; and
in paragraph (2)(B), by striking “or (iii)” and inserting “(iii), (iv), or (v)”.