Amendment114th Congress
An amendment to prohibit use of funds made available for the DOJ or the FBI to mandate or request that a person alter the product or service of the person to permit the electronic surveillance of any user of such product or service except in the case of mandates or requests authorized under the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act.
- Amendment Number
- 311
- Description
- An amendment to prohibit use of funds made available for the DOJ or the FBI to mandate or request that a person alter the product or service of the person to permit the electronic surveillance of any user of such product or service except in the case of mandates or requests authorized under the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act.
- Purpose
- Amendment prohibits the government from requiring the use of encryption in cell phones that are sold to Americans, which would allow the FBI to have access to conversations, emails, or text messaging.
- Congress
- 114
- Type
- HAMDT
- Latest Action Date
- Jun 2, 2015
- Latest Action Text
- On agreeing to the Poe (TX) amendment (A043) Agreed to by voice vote.
- Latest Action Time
- 21:52:47
- Submitted Date
- Jun 2, 2015
- Chamber
- House of Representatives
- Update Date
- Dec 15, 2020