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S 3231 117th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement

Closing the Warrantless Digital Car Search Loophole Act of 2021

Introduced: November 18, 2021 Introduced by: Wyden, Ron Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 18, 2021
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Closing the Warrantless Digital Car Search Loophole Act of 2021

This bill generally prohibits investigative and law enforcement officers from accessing vehicle data (onboard and telematics data in a noncommercial vehicle, such as navigation data and data captured by onboard sensors or cameras) unless pursuant to a warrant. Vehicle data acquired in violation of this bill is inadmissible as evidence in any trial, hearing, or other legal proceeding.

What's happening now November 18, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6001 Identical bill Closing the Warrantless Digital Car Search Loophole Act of 2021
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Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Nov 18, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3231: Closing the Warrantless Digital Car Search Loophole Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3231/
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"S. 3231: Closing the Warrantless Digital Car Search Loophole Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3231/.
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S. 3231, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3231/.
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