Synthetic Media; Use In Furtherance Of Crimes Involving Fraud, Etc., Report.

The bill titled "Synthetic Media; Use In Furtherance Of Crimes Involving Fraud, Etc., Report" aims to address the use of synthetic media in committing fraudulent activities. It requires the Director of the Secret Service to submit a report to Congress on the use of synthetic media in furthering crimes such as fraud. The report should include an assessment of the risks posed by synthetic media technology and recommendations for combating its misuse in criminal activities. This bill focuses on understanding and mitigating the potential threats associated with synthetic media technologies being exploited for fraudulent purposes.

• 2024-01-09: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24105106D

• 2024-01-09: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

• 2024-01-30: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal

• 2024-01-31: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)

• 2024-02-02: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N)

• 2024-02-02: Committee substitute printed 24106145D-H1

• 2024-02-06: Read first time

• 2024-02-07: Read second time

• 2024-02-07: Committee substitute agreed to 24106145D-H1

• 2024-02-07: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB697H1

• 2024-02-08: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)

• 2024-02-08: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)

• 2024-02-09: Constitutional reading dispensed

• 2024-02-09: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

• 2024-02-19: Continued to 2025 in Courts of Justice (11-Y 2-N)