▁to ▁the ▁House ▁App ropri ations ▁Committee ▁asking ▁it ▁to ▁call ▁on ▁the ▁Justice ▁Department ▁to ▁crack ▁down ▁on ▁the ▁har ass ment ▁of ▁women ▁on ▁the ▁internet , ▁saying ▁the ▁campaign ▁of ▁int im id ation ▁associated ▁with ▁G amer gate ▁had ▁highlight ed ▁the ▁problem . ▁She ▁asked ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Department ▁of ▁Justice ▁to ▁" p rior it ize " ▁online ▁thre ats ▁against ▁women , ▁saying , ▁" We ▁do ▁not ▁think ▁this ▁a ▁har ml ess ▁ho ax . ▁We ▁think ▁this ▁has ▁real - life ▁imp lications ▁for ▁women ". ▁Clark ▁also ▁hosted ▁a ▁Cong r essional ▁brief ing ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 5 , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁Cong r essional ▁Vict ims ' ▁Rights ▁C au cus ▁to ▁review ▁issues ▁of ▁cy ber st alk ing ▁and ▁online ▁thre ats ; ▁during ▁the ▁brief ing , ▁Qu inn ▁spoke ▁of ▁their ▁experiences ▁with ▁G amer gate , ▁which ▁an ▁executive ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Co al ition ▁Again st ▁Dom estic ▁Vi ol ence ▁described ▁during ▁the ▁hearing ▁as ▁" an ▁online ▁hate ▁group   [ ...] ▁which ▁was ▁started ▁by ▁an ▁ex - boy friend ▁to ▁ru in ▁[ Qu inn ' s ] ▁life ". ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 7 , ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁formally ▁supported ▁Clark ' s ▁request ▁for ▁increased ▁measures ▁to ▁combat ▁online ▁ab use ▁against ▁women , ▁explicitly ▁pressing ▁for ▁more ▁investig ations ▁and ▁pro sec utions ▁by ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Justice . ▁On ▁June