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H.R. 847: Kelsey Smith Act

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H.R. 847: Kelsey Smith Act

112th Congress · introduced 2011-03-01 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2011-03-01 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Kelsey Smith Act

Plain summary

Kelsey Smith Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require telecommunication carriers to provide, at the request of a law enforcement agency, call location information of users of a commercial mobile service or an IP-enabled voice service (e.g., cell phones) to such agencies and other public safety agencies to respond to emergency situations. Directs the Attorney General (DOJ), under the Byrne Law Enforcement Grant Program, to: (1) provide education and training to state and local law enforcement agencies and officials to collect and use call location information in emergency situations, and (2) develop and disseminate procedures to ensure that such agencies and officials have the necessary contact information to request and obtain call location information.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Kelsey Smith Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2] · 8 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-hr847 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112