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Kelsey Smith Act

Introduced: March 18, 2019 Introduced by: Estes, Ron Republican · Kansas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Mar 19, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Mar 18, 2019
Introduced in House
Mar 18, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Kelsey Smith Act

This bill requires 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 that discloses call location information in accordance with this bill.

What's happening now March 19, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Jul 20, 2020
 D
Davids, Sharice
Kansas · Mar 18, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1818: Kelsey Smith Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1818/
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"H.R. 1818: Kelsey Smith Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1818/.
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H.R. 1818, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1818/.
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