Protecting Diplomats from Surveillance Through Consumer Devices Act
Latest action · Jan 11, 2019 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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.
- IntroducedJan 3, 2019
- Passed HouseJan 10, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Protecting Diplomats from Surveillance Through Consumer Devices Act
This bill directs the Department of State to establish a policy regarding the use of location-tracking consumer devices by employees at diplomatic and consular facilities, and report the details of the policy to Congress.
The policy shall cover U.S. government staff, contractors, locally employed staff, and members of other agencies deployed at the facilities. The State Department shall give security briefings to inform new and existing employees of the policy.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 9, 2019; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Original | Jan 3, 2019 |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Jan 8, 2019 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Jan 8, 2019 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Jan 9, 2019 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Jan 3, 2019 |
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred Jan 11, 2019 |
Actions 8
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 11, 2019Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- Jan 10, 2019Mr. Engel moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jan 10, 2019Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H429-430)
- Jan 10, 2019DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 115.
- Jan 10, 2019Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H429)
- Jan 10, 2019Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jan 3, 2019Introduced in House
- Jan 3, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H429, H430Text printed H429 | Eliot L. Engel D-NY, Joaquin Castro D-TX, Michael T. McCaul R-TX, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Jan 10, 2019 |
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 Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 1, January 3, 2019, page H214.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 116-510 | MILITARY SPACE OPERATIONS, POLICY, AND PROGRAMS105 pages | Armed Services Committee | Mar 27, 2019 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4989 | Protecting Diplomats from Surveillance Through Consumer Devices Act | Reintroduction of | Nov 29, 2018 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the Department of State to establish a policy regarding the use of location-tracking consumer devices by employees at diplomatic and consular facilities, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Protecting Diplomats from Surveillance Through Consumer Devices Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Protecting Diplomats from Surveillance Through Consumer Devices Act
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Protecting Diplomats from Surveillance Through Consumer Devices Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 11, 2019Referred in Senate
- Jan 10, 2019Engrossed in House
- Jan 3, 2019Introduced 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.
