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Expressing the sense of Congress that the people of the United States have the Constitutional right to record law enforcement authorities, and they have the full protection of the law to the…

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Expressing the sense of Congress that the people of the United States have the Constitutional right to record law enforcement authorities, and they have the full protection of the law to the possession of the recording devices, and full protection of the law regarding data saved on the recording devices.

Introduced: April 23, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Apr 23, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 23, 2015
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Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) U.S. citizens and residents have the Constitutional right to record law enforcement officers in a public place and shall be required to give up possession of a recording device used to do so based only upon the individual's consent or a warrant based on probable cause; (2) law enforcement officers shall safeguard data stored on any recording device seized from an individual and the destruction of such data is a violation of federal law; and (3) no data stored on a recording device seized from an individual may be received in evidence in any trial, hearing, or other proceeding unless collected pursuant to a warrant based on probable cause or where an exception to the warrant requirement applies.

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 41: Expressing the sense of Congress that the people of the United States have the Constitutional right to record law enforcement authorities, and they have the full protection of the law to the possession of the recording devices, and full protection of the law regarding data saved on the recording devices.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HCONRES-41/
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"H. Con. Res. 41: Expressing the sense of Congress that the people of the United States have the Constitutional right to record law enforcement authorities, and they have the full protection of the law to the possession of the recording devices, and full protection of the law regarding data saved on the recording devices.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HCONRES-41/.
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H. Con. Res. 41, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HCONRES-41/.
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[H. Con. Res. 41: Expressing the sense of Congress that the people of the United States have the Constitutional right to record law enforcement authorities, and they have the full protection of the law to the possession of the recording devices, and full protection of the law regarding data saved on the recording devices.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HCONRES-41/)
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