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Cyber Conspiracy Modernization Act
To amend section 1030 of title 18, United States Code, to include conspiracy in the offenses and penalties relating to computer fraud.
Summary
The bill amends the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act to explicitly criminalize conspiracy to commit computer fraud offenses, bringing conspiracy to the same legal status as attempted computer fraud. Currently, the act addresses attempts and actual violations of computer fraud, but does not explicitly address conspiracies to commit these offenses. The bill modifies section 1030 of title 18, United States Code, to add conspiracy language throughout, making it clear that conspiring to commit computer fraud carries the same penalties as attempting to commit computer fraud. This change brings computer fraud laws into alignment with broader federal criminal law, which typically treats conspiracy to commit a crime similarly to attempts.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] (R-SD)
1 cosponsor
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Mike Rounds’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT $30,350
- NULL $26,450
- APOLLO $19,250
- ROCKET MORTGAGE $15,700
- APOLLO MGMT. $13,200
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Actions (2)
- Feb 5, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. · senate
- Feb 5, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Cyber Conspiracy Modernization Act”.
SEC. 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”. <all>
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