3.0.0 1606 2022-11-01T05:47:42Z 2022-11-01T05:47:42Z Senate S 2019-05-22 116 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-05-22T18:26:39Z Protecting Data at the Border Act 116 2925 HR 2019-06-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. Related bill CRS 2019-05-22 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2019-05-22 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR N P000603 Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] Rand Paul R KY 2019-05-22 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2019-05-22 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2019-05-22 True Immigration Border security and unlawful immigration Computers and information technology Congressional oversight Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Department of Homeland Security Digital media Evidence and witnesses Government information and archives Immigration status and procedures Racial and ethnic relations Right of privacy Telephone and wireless communication Immigration 00 2019-05-22 Introduced in Senate 2021-10-26T15:32:18Z Protecting Data at the Border Act

This bill limits government access to digital information at the border.

A governmental entity may not (1) access the digital contents of electronic equipment of a U.S. person at the border without a warrant, (2) deny such a person's entry into or exit from the United States because the person refused to provide access to digital content on electronic equipment or online account information, (3) delay such a person's entry or exit for more than four hours to determine whether the person will consent to providing access to online information, or (4) seize electronic equipment from a U.S. person without probable cause to believe that such equipment contains information relevant to a felony.

A governmental entity may access the contents of electronic equipment of a U.S. person without a warrant in an emergency. The entity must subsequently apply for a warrant within seven days, and if a warrant is not granted, the seized information must be destroyed and may not be disclosed.

A governmental entity may not make or retain a copy of information accessed under this bill without probable cause to believe that such information relates to a crime.

Information seized in violation of this bill (1) must be destroyed, (2) may not be disclosed, and (3) may not be received in evidence in any trial or government proceeding.

A governmental entity shall keep a record of each instance in which it obtains access to an individual's digital information at the border.

]]> Protecting Data at the Border Act Display Title Protecting Data at the Border Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Protecting Data at the Border Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to ensure the digital contents of electronic equipment and online accounts belonging to or in the possession of United States persons entering or exiting the United States are adequately protected at the border, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s1606is/xml/BILLS-116s1606is.xml 2019-05-22 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.