legislation: 117-hr-9260
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| 117-hr-9260 | 117 | hr | 9260 | Stop Online Suicide Assistance Forums Act | Crime and Law Enforcement | 2022-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. | House | Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] | MA | D | T000482 | 8 | Stop Online Suicide Assistance Forums Act This bill establishes a new federal criminal offense for using the mail or interstate communication to intentionally assist another individual in taking that individual's own life. The bill imposes criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both—for an offense results in death. The bill provides that any action taken in accordance with state laws governing physician-assisted end of life shall not constitute an offense. | 2022-12-29T13:34:05Z |