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S 2933 113th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information Motor vehicles

A bill to prohibit the unauthorized use of electronic tracking devices.

Introduced: November 17, 2014 Introduced by: Schumer, Charles E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 17, 2014
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit knowingly using an electronic tracking device to determine the location or movement of an individual with the intent to place the individual under surveillance without such individual's consent, except: (1) by a law enforcement agency if the use is not otherwise prohibited by law, (2) by an individual to track a dependent of the individual, or (3) to reasonably protect the health or safety of the individual being tracked.

Defines "electronic tracking device" to mean a device attached to a vehicle that reveals the location or movement of the device through the transmission of electronic signals.

What's happening now November 17, 2014

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2933: A bill to prohibit the unauthorized use of electronic tracking devices.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2933/
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"S. 2933: A bill to prohibit the unauthorized use of electronic tracking devices.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2933/.
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S. 2933, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2933/.
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