February 11, 2025
Ms. Mace (for herself and Mrs. Luna) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
To amend title 18, United States Code, to expand the scope of the prohibition against video voyeurism.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Stop Victimizers and Offenders from Yielding Explicit Unconsented Recordings Surreptitiously Act of 2025
or as the Stop VOYEURS Act of 2025
.
Sec. 2. Expanded prohibition against video voyeurism
Section 1801 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in subsection (a)—
(A)
by striking , in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States,
and inserting , in a circumstance described in subsection (d),
; and
(B)
by striking imprisoned not more than one year
and inserting imprisoned not more than 5 years
; and
(2)
by adding at the end the following:
(d) Circumstance described
For the purposes of subsection (a), the circumstances described in this subsection are that—
(1)
the offender or victim traveled in interstate or foreign commerce, or traveled using a means, channel, facility, or instrumentality of interstate or foreign commerce, in furtherance of or in connection with the conduct described in subsection (a);
(2)
the offender used a means, channel, facility, or instrumentality of interstate or foreign commerce in furtherance of or in connection with the conduct described in subsection (a);
(3)
any payment of any kind was made, directly or indirectly, in furtherance of or in connection with the conduct described in subsection (a) using any means, channel, facility, or instrumentality of interstate or foreign commerce or in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce;
(4)
the offender transmitted in interstate or foreign commerce any communication relating to or in furtherance of the conduct described in subsection (a) using any means, channel, facility, or instrumentality of interstate or foreign commerce or in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce by any means or in manner, including by computer, mail, wire, or electromagnetic transmission;
(5)
any equipment, item, or other object that has traveled in interstate or foreign commerce was used to perform the conduct described in subsection (a);
(6)
the conduct described in subsection (a) occurred within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, or any territory or possession of the United States; or
(7)
the conduct described in subsection (a) otherwise occurred in or affected interstate or foreign commerce.