United States · Bill · S
S. 2130 (109th)
A bill to clarify the legal standard needed to use cellular telephones as tracking devices.
Introduced
16 December 2005
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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10 August 2026
Summary
Amends federal criminal code provisions regarding: (1) the interception of wire, electronic, and oral communications to include within the definition of "contents" of any such communication contemporaneous, real-time, or prospective information regarding the physical location of a cellular telephone; and (2) search and seizure provisions pertaining to the use of mobile tracking devices to include within the definition of "tracking device" a cellular telephone for which the government seeks contemporaneous, real-time, or prospective information regarding its location.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 16 December 2005
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 16 December 2005
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 16 December 2005
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/senate-bill/2130
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/2130