SNAP Act of 2014
Latest action · Feb 14, 2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 11, 2014
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Securing Our Nation's Application Privacy Act of 2014 or the SNAP Act of 2014 - Directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to promulgate regulations that require any person who develops, sells or offers for sale, or makes available to consumers: (1) a software program that runs on the mobile platform or operating system of a mobile device (mobile application) to ensure that such application does not access specified content or functions stored on a mobile device while the application is not actively in use, unless the application triggers disclosure and consent functions of the mobile platform or operating system and the user grants affirmative express consent; and (2) a mobile platform or operating system to ensure that such platform or operating system provides device users with a disclosure immediately before any application that is not actively in use accesses any such content or functions and prevents such access unless the user grants such express consent.
Specifies categories of content and functions prohibited from being accessed without consent, including: (1) geographic location; (2) contact information; (3) photographs, videos, or audio recordings; (4) events or notations stored in a calendar application; and (5) a camera, microphone, or any information obtained from such a camera or microphone.
Requires violations of such regulations to be treated as unfair or deceptive acts or practice under the Federal Trade Commission Act.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 14, 2014.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Mar 14, 2014 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Feb 11, 2014 |
| Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee | Referred Feb 14, 2014 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 14, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
- Feb 11, 2014Introduced in House
- Feb 11, 2014Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H1772.
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Federal Trade Commission to promulgate regulations prohibiting mobile applications from accessing certain content and functions of a mobile device when such applications are not actively in use unless the user is provided with a disclosure of such access and grants affirmative express consent to such access.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- SNAP Act of 2014
- Securing Our Nation's Application Privacy Act of 2014
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 11, 2014Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
