Kelsey Smith Act

United States116th CongressHR-1818House of Representatives
Updated: Mar 19, 2019

Summary

Kelsey Smith Act This bill requires a mobile or internet voice service provider to disclose, at the request of an investigative or law enforcement officer (or public safety employee or agent on behalf of such officer), the location information of a device if the officer asserts (1) that the device was used to place a 911 call, or (2) reasonable suspicion that the device is in the possession of an individual who is in an emergency situation. The bill prohibits a civil action or administrative proceeding against a telecommunications carrier that discloses call location information in accordance with this bill.

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Timeline

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S-273: Kelsey Smith Act

Introduced in Senate

  1. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    House of Representatives

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

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