S 2130
109th Congress
Senate
Crime and Law Enforcement
Armed Forces and National Security
Criminal investigation
Electronic surveillance
Science, Technology, Communications
Searches and seizures
Wireless communication
A bill to clarify the legal standard needed to use cellular telephones as tracking devices.
Introduced: December 16, 2005
Introduced by:
Schumer, Charles E.
Democratic
· New York
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Became law
Dec 16, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 16, 2005
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Amends federal criminal code provisions regarding: (1) the interception of wire, electronic, and oral communications to include within the definition of "contents" of any such communication contemporaneous, real-time, or prospective information regarding the physical location of a cellular telephone; and (2) search and seizure provisions pertaining to the use of mobile tracking devices to include within the definition of "tracking device" a cellular telephone for which the government seeks contemporaneous, real-time, or prospective information regarding its location.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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