118th Congress (2023–2025) · House bill · Sponsor: Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8]
This page covers HR4639 in the 118th Congress. Bill numbers start over every Congress, so HR4639 in another Congress is a different bill.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Roll-call votes | 1 |
| Chamber | House |
| Latest vote | 2024-04-17: Passed |
| Latest action | 2024-04-18: Received in the Senate. |
| Policy area | Crime and Law Enforcement |
| Official record | Congress.gov |
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…
Subjects: Business records, Civil actions and liability, Computers and information technology, Constitution and constitutional amendments, Consumer affairs, Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation, Criminal procedure and sentencing, Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information, Internet, web applications, social media, Right of privacy
Every recorded vote on this bill, newest first, with a link to the official tally. Member-by-member positions are on each member’s profile.
| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay | Not voting | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-17 | House | Yea-and-Nay | Passed | 191 | 169 | 6 | Official tally |
HR4639 (Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act) was introduced in the 118th Congress (2023–2025) by Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8].
On 2024-04-18: Received in the Senate.
1 recorded vote in the 118th Congress. The most recent, on 2024-04-17, was "Yea-and-Nay": Passed.