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House Bill 4639
118th Congress(2023-2024)
Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act
Active
Amendments
Active
Passed House on Apr 17, 2024
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jul 14, 2023
Latest Action
Apr 17, 2024
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
4639
Congress
118
Policy Area
Crime and Law Enforcement
Crime and Law Enforcement
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Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Warren Davidson
Ohio
Republican
Andy Biggs
Arizona
Democrat
Sara Jacobs
California
Democrat
Zoe Lofgren
California
Republican
Ken Buck
Colorado
Republican
Thomas Massie
Kentucky
Democrat
Jerrold Nadler
New York
Democrat
Pramila Jayapal
Washington
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (0)
checkPassed on April 17, 2024
Question
On Passage
Status
Passed
Type
Roll Call Vote
Roll Call Vote
A vote that records the individual position of each Member who voted. Such votes occurring on the House floor (by the "yeas and nays" or by "recorded vote") are taken by electronic device. The Senate has no electronic voting system; in such votes, Senators answer "yea" or "nay" as the clerk calls each name aloud. Each vote is compiled by clerks and receives a roll call number (referenced in Congress.gov as a "Record Vote" [Senate] or "Roll no." [House]).
Roll Call Type
Yea-And-Nay
Roll Number
136
House Roll Call Votes
Summary

Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act

This bill expands prohibited disclosures of stored electronic communications under the Stored Communications Act.

The Stored Communications Act generally prohibits certain technology providers—remote computing service (RCS) providers and electronic communication service (ECS) providers—from disclosing the contents of stored electronic communications to anyone, including the government; and records or information pertaining to a customer or subscriber to a government entity.

This bill extends the general prohibitions on disclosure to an additional type of technology provider: intermediary service providers. Intermediary service providers (commonly referred to as data brokers) are companies that deliver, store, or process communications for RCS and ECS providers.

The bill also limits the authority of law enforcement agencies and intelligence agencies to access certain customer and subscriber records or illegitimately obtained information. With respect to such records, the bill

  • prohibits law enforcement agencies and intelligence agencies from obtaining the records or information from a third party in exchange for anything of value (e.g., purchasing them);
  • prohibits other government agencies from sharing the records or information with law enforcement agencies and intelligence agencies; and
  • prohibits the use of such records or information in any trial, hearing, or proceeding.

Additionally, the bill requires the government to obtain a court order before aquiring certain customer and subscriber records or any illegitimately obtained information from a third party.

Text (2)
Reported in House
April 15, 2024
Introduced in House
July 14, 2023
Amendments (3)
Displaying only amendments with a detailed public record (0)
Related Bills (3)
Apr 16, 2024
Passed House
1
Sponsorship
House Simple Resolution 1149
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6323) to modify the availability of certain waiver authorities with respect to sanctions imposed with respect to the financial sector of Iran, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 1143) condemning Iran's unprecedented drone and missile attack on Israel; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4691) to provide for congressional review of actions to terminate or waive sanctions imposed with respect to Iran; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5947) to provide for the rescission of certain waivers and licenses relating to Iran, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6046) to designate Ansarallah as a foreign terrorist organization and impose certain sanctions on Ansarallah, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4639) to amend section 2702 of title 18, United States Code, to prevent law enforcement and intelligence agencies from obtaining subscriber or customer records in exchange for anything of value, to address communications and records in the possession of intermediary internet service providers, and for other purposes.
Active
Type
Procedurally-Related Measure
Procedurally-Related Measure
Legislation that affects consideration of other legislation (e.g., a rule for consideration, a bill ordered to be reported or passed in lieu of another measure). Identical bills, companion measures, and legislation with text similarities are other related bill types.
Identified By
House
Dec 04, 2023
Introduced in House
34
Sponsorship
House Bill 6570
Protect Liberty and End Warrantless Surveillance Act of 2023
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
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Identified By
CRS
Jul 27, 2023
Introduced in Senate
7
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 2576
Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act
Introduced
Type
Identical Bill
Identical Bill
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Identified By
CRS
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