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HR 5321 114th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Computers and information technology Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal procedure and sentencing Right of privacy

Stopping Mass Hacking Act

Introduced: May 25, 2016 See on congress.gov
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May 25, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 25, 2016
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stopping Mass Hacking Act

This bill rejects an amendment to rule 41 (Search and Seizure) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure adopted by the U.S. Supreme Court and transmitted to Congress for review on April 28, 2016. (The amendment allows a federal magistrate judge to issue a warrant to use remote access to search computers and seize electronically stored information located inside or outside that judge's district in specific circumstances.)

What's happening now May 25, 2016

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • S 3475 Related bill Review the Rule Act of 2016
  • HR 6341 Related bill Review the Rule Act of 2016
  • S 3485 Related bill Stalling Mass Damaging Hacking Act of 2016
  • S 2952 Identical bill Stopping Mass Hacking Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Massie, Thomas
Kentucky · Sep 22, 2016
Amash, Justin
· Sep 12, 2016
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DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Sep 9, 2016
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 25, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5321: Stopping Mass Hacking Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5321/
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"H.R. 5321: Stopping Mass Hacking Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5321/.
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H.R. 5321, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5321/.
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