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US HR1174

Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act


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Introduced
02/27/2015
In Committee
03/31/2015
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2017

Introduced Session

114th Congress

Bill Summary

Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act Amends the federal criminal code to authorize a governmental entity to require the disclosure by a provider of electronic communication service or remote computing service of the contents of a wire or electronic communication that is in electronic storage with or otherwise stored, held, or maintained by the provider only pursuant to a warrant issued by a court of competent jurisdiction. Authorizes such a warrant to require such disclosure regardless of where such contents may be in electronic storage or otherwise stored, held, or maintained by the provider if the holder of the account the contents of which are sought by the warrant is a U.S. person. Requires a court, on a service provider's motion, to modify or vacate such a warrant upon finding that it would require the provider to violate the laws of a foreign country. Sets forth requirements for government notification of provider customers or subscribers regarding the receipt of communication contents pursuant to such a warrant. Directs the Attorney General to: (1) establish a form for use by a foreign government filing a mutual legal assistance treaty (MLAT) request; (2) establish an online docketing system for all MLAT requests; and (3) publish statistics annually on MLAT requests made by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to foreign governments, and by foreign governments to DOJ, to obtain the contents of communications or other information or records from a provider of electronic communications or remote computing services. Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) data localization requirements imposed by foreign governments on data providers are incompatible with the borderless nature of the Internet, an impediment to online innovation, and unnecessary to meet the needs of law enforcement; and (2) DOJ, the Department of State, and the U.S. Trade Representative should pursue open data flow policies with foreign nations.

Committee Categories

Justice, Military Affairs and Security

Sponsors (138)

Tom Marino (R)* Ralph Abraham (R),  Alma Adams (D),  Rick Allen (R),  Mark Amodei (R),  Brad Ashford (D),  Brian Babin (R),  Andy Barr (R),  Joe Barton (R),  Karen Bass (D),  Joyce Beatty (D),  Sanford Bishop (D),  Charles Boustany (R),  Jim Bridenstine (R),  Susan Brooks (R),  Ken Buck (R),  Larry Bucshon (R),  G. Butterfield (D),  Bradley Byrne (R),  Ken Calvert (R),  André Carson (D),  Buddy Carter (R),  John Carter (R),  Steve Chabot (R),  Katherine Clark (D),  Yvette Clarke (D),  Lacy Clay (D),  Emanuel Cleaver (D),  Steve Cohen (D),  Tom Cole (R),  Doug Collins (R),  John Conyers (D),  Kevin Cramer (R),  Carlos Curbelo (R),  Danny Davis (D),  Rodney Davis (R),  Peter DeFazio (D),  Suzan DelBene (D),  Jeff Denham (R),  Scott DesJarlais (R),  Tom Emmer (R),  Stephen Fincher (R),  Michael Fitzpatrick (R),  Chuck Fleischmann (R),  Bill Flores (R),  Trent Franks (R),  Ruben Gallego (D),  Scott Garrett (R),  Gwen Graham (D),  Sam Graves (R),  Tom Graves (R),  Gene Green (D),  Raúl Grijalva (D),  Glenn Grothman (R),  Luis Gutiérrez (D),  Gregg Harper (R),  Denny Heck (D),  Jaime Herrera Beutler (R),  Jody Hice (R),  Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),  Hakeem Jeffries (D),  Lynn Jenkins (R),  Eddie Johnson (D),  Hank Johnson (D),  Sam Johnson (R),  Jim Jordan (R),  Dave Joyce (R),  John Katko (R),  Robin Kelly (D),  Derek Kilmer (D),  Ann Kirkpatrick (D),  Doug Lamborn (R),  Rick Larsen (D),  Barbara Lee (D),  Ted Lieu (D),  Barry Loudermilk (R),  Alan Lowenthal (D),  Frank Lucas (R),  Blaine Luetkemeyer (R),  Michelle Lujan Grisham (D),  Kenny Marchant (R),  Jim McDermott (D),  Jim McGovern (D),  Patrick Meehan (R),  Gregory Meeks (D),  Luke Messer (R),  Dan Newhouse (R),  Donald Norcross (D),  Frank Pallone (D),  Bill Pascrell (D),  Erik Paulsen (R),  Donald Payne (D),  Scott Peters (D),  Pedro Pierluisi (I),  Stacey Plaskett (D),  Mark Pocan (D),  Ted Poe (R),  Bill Posey (R),  Tom Price (R),  Charles Rangel (D),  Cedric Richmond (D),  David Roe (R),  Mike Rogers (R),  Todd Rokita (R),  Thomas Rooney (R),  Dennis Ross (R),  Keith Rothfus (R),  Bobby Rush (D),  Steve Russell (R),  Matt Salmon (R),  Kurt Schrader (D),  Austin Scott (R),  F. James Sensenbrenner (R),  Terri Sewell (D),  Mike Simpson (R),  Louise Slaughter (D),  Adam Smith (D),  Lamar Smith (R),  Steve Stivers (R),  Mark Takai (D),  Bennie Thompson (D),  G.T. Thompson (R),  Patrick Tiberi (R),  Paul Tonko (D),  Norma Torres (D),  Juan Vargas (D),  Marc Veasey (D),  Nydia Velázquez (D),  Ann Wagner (R),  Greg Walden (R),  Mimi Walters (R),  Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),  Lynn Westmoreland (R),  Roger Williams (R),  Frederica Wilson (D),  Rob Woodall (R),  David Young (R),  Lee Zeldin (R), 

Last Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (on 03/31/2015)

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