656 -- Online Communications and Geolocation Protection Act | Poliscope

Online Communications and Geolocation Protection Act

656

114th Congress

Crime and Law Enforcement

In Committee

Legislative Progress

✓

Introduced

Committee

Floor Vote

Other Chamber

Enacted

Introduced

February 2, 2015

Latest Action

March 17, 2015

Primary Sponsor

Zoe LofgrenDemocratic(CA)

Momentum (last 30 days)

score

0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes

Speed vs cohort

73pct

43d open

vs 6,526 other HR bills in the 114th — cohort avg 56d

Summary

Online Communications and Geolocation Protection Act Amends the federal criminal code to authorize a governmental entity to require the disclosure of the contents of any wire or electronic communication that is stored, held, or maintained by an electronic communication service or a remote computing service only pursuant to a warrant. Requires such entity, within three days after it receives such contents from a provider of such service, to serve upon or deliver to the service subscriber, customer, or user a copy of the warrant and required notice. Includes the contents of such a communication among the information that any such service provider shall not knowingly divulge to any governmental entity except as provided under current law. Prohibits a governmental entity from intentionally intercepting geolocation information pertaining to an individual, or from intentionally disclosing or using such information knowing that it was obtained in violation of existing prohibitions, except: (1) for purposes of electronic surveillance authorized by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA); (2) with the consent of the individual to whom the information pertains or the parent or guardian of a child to whom the information pertains; (3) through any system that is configured so that such information is readily accessible to the general public; (4) by an emergency responder to respond to a request by such individual for assistance or in circumstances in which it is reasonable to believe that individual's life or safety is in jeopardy; (5) pursuant to a warrant issued by a court in accordance with the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure or as otherwise provided in FISA; or (6) by an investigative or law enforcement officer specially designated to intercept or use geolocation information if such officer reasonably determines that an emergency situation (involving immediate danger of death or serious physical injury to any individual or conspiratorial activities that threaten the national security interest or that are characteristic of organized crime) exists and requires interception or use before an authorizing order can be obtained, there are grounds upon which such an order could be entered, and an application for such order is made within 48 hours after the interception or use occurs. Prohibits a service provider from intentionally disclosing geolocation information pertaining to an individual to any governmental entity, except: (1) pursuant to the above exceptions, or (2) to disclose to a law enforcement agency information which was inadvertently obtained and which appears to pertain to the commission of a crime. Prohibits the use of any geolocation information intercepted, used, or disclosed in violation of this Act as evidence in any trial, hearing, or other government proceeding, except in a civil action to obtain relief for a violation of this Act. Authorizes civil actions to recover damages from persons, other than the United States, where an individual's geolocation information is intentionally disclosed or used in violation of this Act. Requires a federal agency to initiate proceedings to determine whether disciplinary action is warranted against any federal employee when a court or agency has determined that the United States has violated this Act. Amends the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to require a search warrant to obtain geolocation information. Prohibits obtaining the geolocation information of a person for protective activities or law enforcement or intelligence purposes except pursuant to a warrant issued pursuant to the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, this Act, or FISA.

Lobbying filings that explicitly cite this bill (50)

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Filing registrants (8)

VENABLE LLP (27)TWINLOGIC STRATEGIES, LLP (11)WINN STRATEGIES, LLC (8)LAW OFFICES OF BERNARD WUNDER (FKA WUNDER & LILLEY) (1)HTC AMERICA, INC. (8)JOHN M. PALATIELLO & ASSOCIATES, INC (16)NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION (8)OATH INC AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES (3)

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Subjects (9)

Civil actions and liability

Computers and information technology

Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation

Criminal justice information and records

Criminal procedure and sentencing

Evidence and witnesses

Legal fees and court costs

Right of privacy

Actions (3)

March 17, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

February 2, 2015

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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.

Congress.gov source codes: H11100, H11100-A

February 2, 2015

Introduced in House

Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H

Committees

Committee	Chamber	Activity	Date
Judiciary Committee	House	Referred to	February 2, 2015
Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee	House	Referred to	February 2, 2015

Text Versions

Version	Date	Links
Introduced in House	February 2, 2015	XML

Cosponsors (11)

Name	Party	State
Beto O’Rourke	Democratic	TX
Blake Farenthold	Republican	TX
Eric Swalwell	Democratic	CA

Related Bills (2)

Bill	Congress	Relationship
S 237	114th	Related bill
HR 491	114th	Related bill

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Sources: Congress.gov

Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets

Internet, marketing, and data protection issues Potential privacy, data security, and breach notification legislation in House of Representatives and Senate S. 668 - Data Broker Accountability and Transparency Act of 2015 H.R. 4516 - Data Broker Accountability and Transparency Act H.R. 1770 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015 S. 177 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act H.R. 580 - Data Accountability and Trust Act S. 961 - Data Security Act of 2015 S. 1027 - Data Breach Notification and Punishing Cyber Criminals Act H.R. 1704 - Personal Data Notification and Protection Act S. 1158 - Consumer Privacy Protection Act H.R. 2977 - Consumer Privacy Protection Act H.R. 2205 - Data Security Act H.R. 2092 - Student Digital Privacy and Parental Rights Act of 2015 S. 1322 - Protecting Student Privacy Act of 2015 S. 1341 - Student Privacy Protection Act H.R. 3157 - Student Privacy Protection Act S. 1563 - Do Not Track Kids Act of 2015 H.R. 2734 - Do Not Track Kids Act of 2015 S. 423 - Privacy Notice Modernization Act H.R. 601 - Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act H.R. 699 - Email Privacy Act of 2015 H.R. 283 - Electronic Communications Privacy Amendments Act of 2015 S. 356 - Electronic Communications Privacy Amendments Act of 2015 S. 547 - Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights H.R. 1053 - Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights S. 237 - Geolocation Privacy and Surveillance Act H.R. 491 - Geolocation Privacy and Surveillance Act H.R. 656 - Online Communications and Geolocation Protection Act S. 754 - Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) S. Res. 110 on Internet of Things S. 178 - Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act S. 166 - Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act - provisions related to the inclusion of advertising S. 572 - SAVE Act of 2015 H.R. 285 - SAVE Act of 2015 H.R. 2029 - Consolidated Appropriations Act (Cybersecurity Act of 2015) Appropriations and Tax Extenders H.R. 1428 - Judicial Redress Act S. 1600 - Judicial Redress Act H.R. 4187 - Secure and Protect Americans Data Act S. 2404 - Do Not Track Act S. 2270 - Location Privacy Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 4517 - Application Privacy, Protection, and Security (APPS) Act S. 2410 - Cybersecurity Disclosure Act S. 2644 - Federal Communications Commission Reauthorization Act of 2016 S.2607 - DIGIT Act H.R. 5117 - DIGIT Act H.R. 5093 - TIME Act H.R. 5097 - STALL Act H.R. 5109 - CLEAR Act H.R. 5111 - Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016 H.R. 5115 - SURE Act H.R. 5118 - SHIELD Act H.R. 5136 - RECS Act H.R. 5510 - FTC Process and Transparency Reform Act of 2016

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

H.R. 656

ARIEL WOLF MICHAEL SIGNORELLI WILLIAM NORDWIND mr EMILIO CIVIDANES mr STUART INGIS ms TARA POTASHNIK

Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

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