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Kelsey Smith Act

Introduced: May 25, 2018 See on congress.gov
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May 25, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 25, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Kelsey Smith Act

This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require a mobile or Internet voice service provider to disclose, at the request of an investigative or law enforcement officer (or public safety employee or agent on behalf of such officer), the location information of a device if the officer asserts: (1) that the device was used to place a 911 call, or (2) reasonable suspicion that the device is in the possession of an individual who is in an emergency situation.

The bill prohibits a civil action or administrative proceeding against a telecommunications carrier who discloses call location information in good faith in accordance with this bill.

What's happening now May 25, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2973 Identical bill Kelsey Smith Act
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 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 1
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Estes, Ron
Kansas · May 25, 2018
Jenkins, Lynn
· May 25, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5983: Kelsey Smith Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5983/
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"H.R. 5983: Kelsey Smith Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5983/.
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H.R. 5983, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5983/.
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