3.0.0 3287 2022-02-03T05:53:07Z 2022-02-03T05:53:07Z Senate S S 2012-06-12 112 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2012-06-12T22:23:27Z Preserving Freedom from Unwarranted Surveillance Act of 2012 112 5925 HR 2012-06-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Related bill CRS 2012-06-12 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2012-06-12 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress P000603 Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] Rand Paul R KY N D000595 Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC] James DeMint R SC W. 2012-06-18 False C000560 Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK] TOM COBURN R OK 2012-06-29 False Crime and Law Enforcement Aviation and airports Civil actions and liability Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal procedure and sentencing Evidence and witnesses Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2012-06-12 Introduced in Senate 2012-08-01T17:11:03Z Preserving Freedom from Unwarranted Surveillance Act of 2012 - Prohibits a person or entity acting under the authority of (or funded in whole or in part by) the federal government from using a drone to gather evidence or other information pertaining to criminal conduct or conduct in violation of a statute or regulation except to the extent authorized in a warrant satisfying the requirements of the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution.

Defines a "drone" as any powered, aerial vehicle that: (1) does not carry a human operator; (2) uses aerodynamic forces to provide vehicle lift; and (3) can fly autonomously or be piloted remotely, be expendable or recoverable, and carry a lethal or nonlethal payload.

Exempts from such prohibition the use of drones to: (1) patrol national borders to prevent or deter illegal entry of any persons or illegal substances, (2) prevent imminent danger to life when drones are used by law enforcement under exigent circumstances, or (3) counter a high risk of a terrorist attack by a specific individual or organization based on credible intelligence determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS).

Authorizes civil actions by aggrieved parties.

Prohibits evidence obtained or collected in violation of this Act from being admissible in a criminal prosecution in any court in the United States.

]]> Preserving Freedom from Unwarranted Surveillance Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced Preserving Freedom from Unwarranted Surveillance Act of 2012 Display Title Preserving Freedom from Unwarranted Surveillance Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced A bill to protect individual privacy against unwarranted governmental intrusion through the use of the unmanned aerial vehicles commonly called drones, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2012-06-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s3287is/xml/BILLS-112s3287is.xml 2012-06-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 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.