I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 866 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 3, 2017 Ms. Meng (for herself, Mr. McNerney , Mrs. Dingell , Mr. Keating , Mr. Issa , Ms. Eshoo , Mr. Cicilline , and Mr. Royce of California ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to extend the coverage of the Federal prohibition against stalking in order to provide protection to friends and co-workers, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Expanded Stalking Protections Act of 2017 . 2. Stalking (a) In general Section 2261A of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking Whoever and inserting (a) In general .—Whoever ; (2) in paragraph (1)(A)(ii), by striking or ; (3) in paragraph (1)(A)(iii), by striking or after the semicolon; (4) by adding at the end of paragraph (1)(A) the following: (iv) a friend of that person; or (v) a co-worker of that person; or ; and (5) by adding at the end of the following: (b) Definitions In this section: (1) Co-worker The term co-worker means a person with whom one has a work relationship, without regard to any hierarchy within the organization. (2) Friend The term friend means a person with whom one has a bond of mutual affection, exclusive of intimate or family relations. . (b) Conforming amendments Section 2261A, as amended by subsection (a), is further amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking or (iii) and inserting (iii), (iv), or (v) ; (2) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking or (iii) and inserting (iii), (iv), or (v) ; and (3) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking or (iii) and inserting (iii), (iv), or (v) .