HR 699 · 114th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

Email Privacy Act

Introduced 2015-02-04· Sponsored by Rep. Yoder, Kevin [R-KS-3]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Received in the Senate.(2016-04-28)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 2016-04-27
Roll #167
Yea 419Nay 0
Democrats
181 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
238 Yea·0 Nay
PassedHouse · 2016-04-27
Roll #167
Yea 419Nay 0
Democrats
181 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
238 Yea·0 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Email Privacy Act Amends the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 to prohibit a provider of remote computing service or electronic communication service to the public from knowingly divulging to a governmental entity the contents of any communication that is in electronic storage or otherwise maintained by the provider, subject to exceptions. Revises provisions under which the government may require a provider to disclose the contents of such communications. Eliminates the different requirements applicable under current law depending on whether such communications were: (1) stored for fewer than, or more than, 180 days by an electronic communication service; or (2) held by an electronic communication service as opposed to a remote computing service. Requires the government to obtain a warrant from a court before requiring providers to disclose the content of such communications regardless of how long the communication has been held in electronic storage by an electronic communication service or whether the information is sought from an electronic communication service or a remote computing service Requires a law enforcement agency, within 10 days after receiving the conten…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 699, Email Privacy Act

Apr 25, 2016

As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on April 13, 2016

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Cosponsors (20)

3 Democrats17 Republicans