S 2576 United States Senate · 118th Congress

Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act

This bill prohibits law enforcement and intelligence agencies from purchasing personal data from third-party data brokers, including location information, communication contents, and online activity records. It defines "covered records" as information about people inside the U.S. or U.S. persons outside the U.S., and requires government requests for such information to follow the same legal standards as requests from telecommunications providers. The bill prohibits using illegally obtained information as evidence in court and establishes that the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is the exclusive legal process for collecting certain types of data for foreign intelligence purposes. It also prevents agencies from sharing information obtained through improper means with other government entities.
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Jul 2023
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Introduced Jul 27, 2023 Last action Jul 27, 2023
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Jul 27, 2023
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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