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Federal · H.R. 4639 · 118th Congress

Passed · U.S. House vote · Apr 17, 2024

H.R. 4639

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.

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Latest final vote: Passed · U.S. House · Apr 17, 2024

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U.S. House · Apr 17, 2024 · Final passage

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PartyYesNoPresentNot voting
Republican1067703
Democratic849212
Democrat4200
Independent0100
By state (48)
StateYesNoPresentNot voting
AL2400
AR1300
AZ4300
CA222900
CO2300
CT0500
DE0100
FL101400
GA7400
HI1100
IA1300
ID2000
IL8900
IN4300
KS1200
KY4200
LA4100
MA5400
MD4100
ME2000
MI7500
MN3400
MO4200
MS0400
MT0100
NC6300
NE1200
NH0100
NJ3600
NM2100
NV1201
NY81201
OH7501
OK2300
OR4000
PA7800
RI1001
SC4200
SD1000
TN6101
TX211110
UT3100
VA5200
VT1000
WA4400
WI7000
WV1000
WY1000

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HistoryApr 17, 2024
  1. Apr 17, 2024U.S. House: On Passage · Passed ↗
  2. Apr 17, 2024U.S. House: On Agreeing to the Amendment · Failed ↗

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Official summary (Congressional Research Service)

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.

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