3.0.0 356 2023-01-11T13:28:24Z 2023-01-11T13:28:24Z Senate S 2015-02-04 114 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2015-09-16T14:08:34Z Referred to 2015-02-04T15:15:26Z Email Privacy Act 114 699 HR 2016-04-28 Received in the Senate. Related bill CRS Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2015 114 283 HR 2015-02-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Identical bill CRS 2015-09-16 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Committee 2015-02-04 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S773-774) IntroReferral 2015-02-04 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000577 Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] Mike Lee R UT N L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2015-02-04 True C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX 2015-02-04 True M000934 Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] Jerry Moran R KS 2015-02-04 True G000562 Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO] Cory Gardner R CO 2015-02-04 True S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2015-02-04 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2015-02-04 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2015-02-04 True C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2015-02-09 False R000307 Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] PAT ROBERTS R KS 2015-02-10 False B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2015-02-12 False W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2015-02-12 False F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN 2015-02-23 False H001046 Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] Martin Heinrich D NM T. 2015-02-25 False V000127 Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] David Vitter R LA 2015-03-02 False M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2015-03-02 False D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2015-03-03 False D000618 Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] Steve Daines R MT 2015-04-28 False C001098 Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] Ted Cruz R TX 2015-05-05 False A000368 Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH] Kelly Ayotte R NH 2015-05-20 False H001069 Sen. Heitkamp, Heidi [D-ND] Heidi Heitkamp D ND 2015-06-17 False U000039 Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] TOM UDALL D NM 2015-08-04 False S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI 2015-08-04 False H001041 Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] Dean Heller R NV 2015-08-04 False S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2015-10-19 False M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2016-02-01 False T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2016-02-04 False B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2016-04-28 False B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2016-05-12 False C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2016-06-06 False P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI 2016-06-08 False Crime and Law Enforcement Business records Congressional oversight Consumer affairs Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal procedure and sentencing Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Right of privacy Telephone and wireless communication Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2015-02-04 Introduced in Senate 2016-09-22T21:30:46Z Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2015

Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit a provider of remote computing service or electronic communication service to the public from knowingly divulging to a governmental entity the contents of any communication that is in electronic storage or otherwise maintained by the provider, subject to exceptions.

Revises provisions under which the government may require a provider to disclose the contents of such communications. Eliminates the different requirements applicable under current law depending on whether such communications were: (1) stored for fewer than, or more than, 180 days by an electronic communication service; or (2) held by an electronic communication service as opposed to a remote computing service.

Requires the government to obtain a warrant from a court before requiring providers to disclose the content of such communications regardless of how long the communication has been held in electronic storage by an electronic communication service or whether the information is sought from an electronic communication service or a remote computing service.

Requires a law enforcement agency, within 10 days after receiving the contents of a customer's communication, or a governmental entity, within 3 days, to provide a customer whose communications were disclosed by the provider a copy of the warrant and a notice that such information was requested by, and supplied to, the government entity. Allows the government to request delays of such notifications.

Prohibits disclosure requirements that apply to providers from being construed to limit the government's authority to use an administrative or civil discovery subpoena to require: (1) an originator or recipient of an electronic communication to disclose the contents of such communication, or (2) an entity that provides electronic communication services to its employees or agents to disclose the contents of an electronic communication to or from such employee or agent if the communication is on an electronic communications system owned or operated by the entity.

Allows the government to apply for an order directing a provider, for a specified period, to refrain from notifying any other person that the provider has been required to disclose communications or records.

Requires a Government Accountability Office report regarding disclosures of customer communications and records under provisions: (1) as in effect before the enactment of this bill, and (2) as amended by this bill.

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