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H.R. 3754: Fraudulent Online Identity Sanctions Act

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H.R. 3754: Fraudulent Online Identity Sanctions Act

108th Congress · introduced 2004-02-03 · Law · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 310.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2004-02-03 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 310. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Fraudulent Online Identity Sanctions Act

Plain summary

Fraudulent Online Identity Sanctions Act - Amends the Trademark Act of 1946 and Federal copyright law to make it a violation of trademark and copyright law if a person knowingly provided, or caused to be provided, materially false contact information in making, maintaining, or renewing the registration of a domain name used in connection with the violation. Amends the Federal criminal code to require the maximum imprisonment otherwise provided for a felony offense to be doubled or increased by seven years, whichever is less, if the defendant knowingly falsely registers a domain name and uses that domain name in the course of the felony offense. Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to review and amend sentencing guidelines with respect to a conviction for the false registration and use of a domain name during the course of a felony offense.

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Official text

Fraudulent Online Identity Sanctions Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House with amendment(s))

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] · 2 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3754, Fraudulent Online Identity Sanctions Act (2004-05-20); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3754, Fraudulent Online Identity Sanctions Act (2004-05-20)

Cosponsors on this site

Pete Sessions (R-TX)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong108-hr3754 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108