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H.R. 2508 119th Congress House

ENCRYPT Act of 2025

Official title: To preempt State data security vulnerability mandates and decryption requirements.

Introduced: March 31, 2025 Introduced by: Ted Lieu Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 31, 2025
Introduced in House
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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ensuring National Constitutional Rights for Your Private Telecommunications Act of 2025 or the ENCRYPT Act of 2025

This bill prohibits a state from requiring a manufacturer, developer, seller, or provider of a technology product or service to (1) alter the security functions of its product or service to allow a government agency to conduct a physical search or user surveillance, or (2) use its product or service to decrypt encrypted information.

A technology product or service includes a commercial computer product, electronic device, or online service that is publicly available.

Additionally, it bars a state from prohibiting the manufacture, sale or lease, or provision of a technology product or service because it uses encryption or similar security functions.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2508: ENCRYPT Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2508/
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"H.R. 2508: ENCRYPT Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2508/.
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H.R. 2508, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2508/.
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