S 406
115th Congress
Senate
Crime and Law Enforcement
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Digital media
Jurisdiction and venue
Stopping Mass Hacking Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 16, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 16, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Stopping Mass Hacking Act
This bill repeals an amendment to rule 41 (Search and Seizure) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure that took effect on December 1, 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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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