What This Bill Does · Plain English
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This bill amends the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (18 U.S.C. § 1030) to explicitly include 'conspiracy' as a standalone offense alongside existing attempts to commit computer fraud. It updates penalty provisions to apply the same fines and imprisonment to individuals who conspire to violate the Act as those who attempt to do so.
Action Timeline
2025-02-05
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
2025-02-05
Introduced in Senate
Frequently Asked Questions
Did S.431 pass?
S.431 is still alive. Current stage: COMMITTEE. Pass likelihood: 27%.
What does S.431 do?
This bill amends the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (18 U.S.C. § 1030) to explicitly include 'conspiracy' as a standalone offense alongside existing attempts to commit computer fraud. It updates penalty provisions to apply the same fines and imprisonment to individuals who conspire to violate the Act as those who attempt to do so.
Who sponsored S.431?
S.431 was sponsored by Mike Rounds (R-South Dakota).
Full Bill Text
119 S431 IS: Cyber Conspiracy Modernization Act U.S. Senate 2025-02-05 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 431 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 5, 2025 Mr. Rounds (for himself and Mrs. Gillibrand ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend section 1030 of title 18, United States Code, to include conspiracy in the offenses and penalties relating to computer fraud. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Cyber Conspiracy Modernization Act . 2. Penalties for conspiracies to violate section 1030 Section 1030(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting or a conspiracy after an attempt each place it appears; and (2) in paragraph (4)— (A) in subparagraph (A)(i), in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking attempted and inserting attempt or a conspiracy to commit an ; (B) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking attempted and inserting attempt or a conspiracy to commit an ; (C) in subparagraph (E), by inserting , conspires to cause, after attempts to cause ; and (D) in subparagraph (F), by inserting , conspires to cause, after attempts to cause .
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