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S 2952 114th Congress Senate 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 19, 2016 Introduced by: Wyden, Ron Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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May 19, 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3032-3033)
May 19, 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 19, 2016

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3032-3033)

 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
  • HR 5321 Identical bill Stopping Mass Hacking Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · May 19, 2016
 R
Daines, Steve
Montana · May 19, 2016
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Paul, Rand
Kentucky · May 19, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2952: Stopping Mass Hacking Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2952/
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