United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4170 (116th)
ENCRYPT Act of 2019
Introduced
6 August 2019
Last action
25 September 2019 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Sponsors
Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36], Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1], Rep. Jordan, Jim [R-OH-4], Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
3 January 2025
Summary
Ensuring National Constitutional Rights for Your Private Telecommunications Act of 2019 or the ENCRYPT Act of 2019 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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Timeline
6 August 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
6 August 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
6 August 2019
Introduced
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.
Source: IntroReferral
7 August 2019
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Source: Committee
25 September 2019
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 6 August 2019 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Jordan, Jim [R-OH-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → ENCRYPT Act of 2021
- related to ← ENCRYPT Act of 2018
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4170
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/4170
- us · 116-hr-4170 · source updated 3 January 2025