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H.R. 387: Email Privacy Act

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H.R. 387: Email Privacy Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-01-09 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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Follow this bill, step by step

  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-01-09 · 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: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 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

Email Privacy Act

Plain summary

Email Privacy Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the federal criminal code to revise provisions that limit an electronic communication service (ECS) or remote communication service (RCS) provider from voluntarily disclosing the contents of a wire or electronic communication that is in electronic storage. (Sec. 3) The bill also revises the standards for the government to compel an ECS or RCS provider to disclose contents of a wire or electronic communication or noncontent records or information pertaining to a subscriber or customer. The government must obtain a warrant to compel the disclosure of contents of a communication that is in electronic storage, or otherwise stored, held, or maintained by an ECS or RCS provider. An ECS or RCS provider may notify a subscriber or customer of the receipt of a warrant, court order, subpoena, or request, unless the government obtains an order for delayed notification. (Sec. 4) The bill revises the process for obtaining a delayed notification order and lengthens the maximum duration of a delayed notification order. (Sec. 5) The bill does not preclude the government from acquiring, pursuant to other legal authorities: (1) contents of a wire or electronic communication, or (2) noncontent records or information related to a subscriber or customer.

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

Email Privacy Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Yoder, Kevin [R-KS-3] · 138 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Judy Chu (D-CA), Rick W. Allen (R-GA), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Tom Emmer (R-MN), John Garamendi (D-CA), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), James A. Himes (D-CT), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (R-AS), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Mark Takano (D-CA), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Darren Soto (D-FL) and 78 more.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr387 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115