3.0.0 273 2022-11-01T15:17:49Z 2022-11-01T15:17:49Z Senate S 2019-01-30 116 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-01-30T17:33:59Z Kelsey Smith Act 116 1818 HR 2019-03-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. Related bill CRS 2019-01-30 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S770-771) IntroReferral 2019-01-30 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress R000307 Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] PAT ROBERTS R KS N M000934 Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] Jerry Moran R KS 2019-01-30 True B000575 Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] Roy Blunt R MO 2019-01-30 True F000463 Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] Deb Fischer R NE 2019-01-30 True Science, Technology, Communications Civil actions and liability Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal justice information and records Emergency communications systems Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Law enforcement administration and funding Law enforcement officers Telephone and wireless communication Science, Technology, Communications 00 2019-01-30 Introduced in Senate 2021-04-01T11:37:27Z Kelsey Smith Act

This bill requires a mobile or internet voice service provider to disclose, at the request of an investigative or law enforcement officer (or public safety employee or agent on behalf of such officer), the location information of a device if the officer asserts (1) that the device was used to place a 911 call, or (2) reasonable suspicion that the device is in the possession of an individual who is in an emergency situation.

The bill prohibits a civil action or administrative proceeding against a telecommunications carrier that discloses call location information in accordance with this bill.

]]> Kelsey Smith Act Display Title Kelsey Smith Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Kelsey Smith Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require providers of a covered service to provide location information concerning the telecommunications device of a user of such service to an investigative or law enforcement officer or an employee or other agent of a public safety answering point in an emergency situation involving risk of death or serious physical harm or in order to respond to the user's call for emergency services. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s273is/xml/BILLS-116s273is.xml 2019-01-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S770-771) 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.