Mobile Device Theft Deterrence Act of 2013
Latest action · May 23, 2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
- IntroducedMay 23, 2013
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Mobile Device Theft Deterrence Act of 2013 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit knowingly: (1) removing, obliterating, tampering with, or altering a mobile device identification number; or (2) using, producing, trafficking in, having control or custody of, or possessing hardware or software, knowing it has been configured to engage in such conduct.
Exempts the manufacturer of a mobile device, a person that engineers, tests, repairs, or refurbishes a mobile device, or a person that implements technologies for the purpose of protecting the security and privacy of mobile device end users while allowing the transmission of the mobile device identification number to service providers, unless such manufacturer or person knows that the mobile device or part involved is stolen.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 23, 2013 to Feb 27, 2014, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Original | May 23, 2013 |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | Original | May 23, 2013 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | May 23, 2013 |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Dec 19, 2013 | |
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Feb 12, 2014 | |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Feb 27, 2014 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 23, 2013Introduced in Senate
- May 23, 2013Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
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- May 23, 2013Introduced in Senate
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