3.0.0 6702 2021-06-07T20:05:53Z 2021-06-07T20:05:53Z House H HR 2008-07-31 110 hshm00 Homeland Security Committee House Standing hshm11 Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2008-09-29T15:51:54Z Referred to 2008-07-31T14:08:05Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2008-07-31T14:08:00Z Electronic Device Privacy Act of 2008 110 6588 HR 2008-07-23 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2008-09-29 hshm11 Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism. Committee 2008-07-31 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 2008-07-31 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2008-07-31 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2008-07-31 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-07-31 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress E000179 Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-17] ELIOT ENGEL D NY L. 17 N P000583 Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14] RON PAUL R TX 14 2008-07-31 True P000099 Rep. Pastor, Ed [D-AZ-4] ED PASTOR D AZ 4 2008-09-09 False H000627 Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] MAURICE HINCHEY D NY D. 22 2008-09-15 False H000636 Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15] RUBEN HINOJOSA D TX 15 2008-09-15 False M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 3 2008-09-16 False B000208 Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6] ROSCOE BARTLETT R MD G. 6 2008-09-18 False L000480 Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18] NITA LOWEY D NY M. 18 2008-09-18 False M000590 Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-21] MICHAEL MCNULTY D NY R. 21 2008-09-23 False H001038 Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-27] Brian Higgins D NY 27 2008-09-23 False S000810 Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] PETE STARK D CA 13 2008-09-26 False R000462 Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9] STEVEN ROTHMAN D NJ R. 9 2008-10-02 False Law Administrative procedure Cameras Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Computers Congress Congressional reporting requirements Constitutional law Crime and Law Enforcement Customs administration Department of Homeland Security Electronics Evidence (Law) Federal law enforcement officers Foreign Trade and International Finance Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Governmental investigations Labor and Employment Police training Right of privacy Science, Technology, Communications Searches and seizures Wireless communication Law 00 2008-07-31 Introduced in House 2008-09-04T14:05:37Z Securing Our Borders and Our Data Act of 2008 - Sets forth rules for the search or seizure at a U.S. border of digital electronic devices or digital storage media. Prohibits a search of the digital contents of such devices or media unless such search is based on: (1) a reasonable suspicion regarding the owner of such devices or media; and (2) an independent constitutional authority to make a seizure (other than the authority for border searches).

Requires officers at U.S. borders to receive appropriate training to make searches of digital devices or media to minimize the possibility of irreparable damage to such devices or media. Allows the owners of such devices and media to request that searches be conducted out of public view.

Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) make rules regarding border searches of digital devices and storage media, including rules to protect the integrity of digital data, for the retrieval of seized devices or media by owners, and for sharing such data with other governmental agencies; and (2) publish such rules on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) website.

Requires the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to conduct an annual study of searches and seizures of digital devices and storage media at U.S. borders and report to Congress on such study.

]]> Securing Our Borders and Our Data Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Securing Our Borders and Our Data Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced To impose requirements with regard to border searches of digital electronic devices and digital storage media, and for other purposes. Display Title Securing Our Borders and Our Data Act of 2008 Introduced in House 2008-07-31T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr6702ih/xml/BILLS-110hr6702ih.xml 2008-09-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.