United States · Bill · S
S. 273 (116th)
Kelsey Smith Act
Introduced
30 January 2019
Last action
30 January 2019 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S770-771)
Sponsors
Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS], Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS], Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO], Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
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.
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Timeline
30 January 2019
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S770-771)
Source: IntroReferral
30 January 2019
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 30 January 2019 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] · R · Sponsor
- · sscm00 · Standing
Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/273
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/273
- us · 116-s-273 · source updated 5 December 2025