S. 3231 · 117th Congress · Senate

Closing the Warrantless Digital Car Search Loophole Act of 2021

Active· Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced
Nov 18, 21
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Closing the Warrantless Digital Car Search Loophole Act of 2021

This bill generally prohibits investigative and law enforcement officers from accessing vehicle data (onboard and telematics data in a noncommercial vehicle, such as navigation data and data captured by onboard sensors or cameras) unless pursuant to a warrant. Vehicle data acquired in violation of this bill is inadmissible as evidence in any trial, hearing, or other legal proceeding.

Action Timeline

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  1. NOV 18, 2021IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  2. NOV 18, 2021IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Committees

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Judiciary Committee

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Referred: Nov 18, 2021

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