Secure Data Act of 2014
Latest action · Dec 18, 2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
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.
- IntroducedDec 4, 2014
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Secure Data Act of 2014 - Prohibits a federal agency from requiring a manufacturer, developer, or seller of any computer hardware, software, or electronic device made available to the general public to design or alter the security functions in such products to allow the surveillance of any user or the physical search of such product by any agency. Exempt from such prohibition products used by law enforcement agencies for electronic surveillance as authorized under the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act.
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Dec 4, 2014.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TX | Beto O'Rourke | Original | Dec 4, 2014 |
| R-WI | F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. | Original | Dec 4, 2014 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Dec 4, 2014 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Dec 4, 2014 |
| R-MI | Justin Amash | Original | Dec 4, 2014 |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Original | Dec 4, 2014 |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Original | Dec 4, 2014 |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | Original | Dec 4, 2014 |
| R-KY | Thomas Massie | Original | Dec 4, 2014 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 18, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Dec 4, 2014Introduced in House
- Dec 4, 2014Referred to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2981 | Secure Data Act of 2014 | Identical bill | Dec 4, 2014 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 4, 2014Introduced in House
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