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118TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 3648
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit people from intentionally
impeding the 9–8–8 suicide and crisis lifeline telephone number, and
for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 24, 2023
Mr. MOULTON (for himself, Mr. STEWART, and Mr. CA´RDENAS) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit people
from intentionally impeding the 9–8–8 suicide and crisis
lifeline telephone number, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Create Accountability
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and Liability Against Lifeline Attacks Act of 2023’’ or the
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‘‘CALL Act of 2023’’.
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SEC. 2. INTENTIONALLY IMPEDING THE 9–8–8 SUICIDE AND
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CRISIS LIFELINE TELEPHONE NUMBER.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 47 of title 18, United
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States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
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lowing:
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‘‘§ 1041. Intentionally impeding the 9–8–8 suicide and
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crisis lifeline telephone number
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‘‘(a) OFFENSE.—Whoever makes a wire communica-
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tion or an electronic communication to the 9–8–8 suicide
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and crisis lifeline telephone number (including the vet-
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erans crisis line) with the intent to impede the provision
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of services through, or the operation of, the 9–8–8 suicide
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and crisis lifeline telephone number shall be fined in an
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amount that does not exceed $1,500 or imprisoned not
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more than 6 months, or both.
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‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘wire
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communication’ and ‘electronic communication’ have the
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meanings given such terms in section 2510.’’.
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
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for chapter 47 of title 18, United States Code, is amended
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by inserting after the item related to section 1040 the fol-
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lowing:
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‘‘1041. Intentionally impeding the 9–8–8 suicide and crisis lifeline telephone
number.’’.
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