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H.R. 1575: Kelsey Smith Act

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H.R. 1575: Kelsey Smith Act

113th Congress · introduced 2013-04-15 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 560.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-04-15 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Yoder, Kevin [R-KS-3] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 560. 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 a provider of a commercial mobile service or an IP-enabled voice service to furnish call location information concerning the telecommunications device of a user of such service at the request of an investigative or law enforcement officer. Requires such a request to be accompanied by a sworn written statement from such officer stating facts that support that officer's probable cause to believe that disclosure without delay is required: (1) by an emergency involving risk of death or serious physical injury, or (2) in order to respond to the user's call for emergency services. Requires the law enforcement agency of such officer, within 48 hours after the officer makes such a request, to request a court order stating whether such officer had probable cause to believe that such conditions existed at the time of the request. Shields a telecommunications carrier from any cause of action in any court or any civil or administrative proceeding commenced by a governmental entity for providing call location information in good faith in accordance with this Act.

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House amended, Part I), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Kelsey Smith Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House amended, Part I)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Yoder, Kevin [R-KS-3] · 3 cosponsors

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Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr1575 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113