ENCRYPT Act of 2021
Latest action · May 26, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
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 25, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Ensuring National Constitutional Rights for Your Private Telecommunications Act of 2021 or the ENCRYPT Act of 2021
This bill prohibits a state from requiring a manufacturer, developer, seller, or provider of a technology product or service to (1) alter the security functions of its product or service to allow a government agency to conduct a physical search or user surveillance, or (2) use its product or service to decrypt encrypted information.
A technology product or service includes a commercial computer product, electronic device, or online service that is publicly available.
Additionally, it bars a state from prohibiting the manufacture, sale or lease, or provision of a technology product or service because it uses encryption or similar security functions.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 25, 2021.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Original | May 25, 2021 |
| R-SC | Nancy Mace | Original | May 25, 2021 |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Original | May 25, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 26, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
- May 25, 2021Introduced in House
- May 25, 2021Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Computer security and identity theft
- Computers and information technology
- Consumer affairs
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Federal preemption
- Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Right of privacy
- State and local government operations
- Telephone and wireless communication
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 25, 2021Introduced in House
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