119th Congress Crime and Law Enforcement
H.R. 2508: ENCRYPT Act of 2025
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Summary
This bill prohibits a state from requiring a manufacturer, developer, seller, or provider of a technology product or service to (1) alter the security functions of its product or service to allow a government agency to conduct a physical search or user surveillance, or (2) use its product or service to decrypt encrypted information.
A technology product or service includes a commercial computer product, electronic device, or online service that is publicly available.
Additionally, it bars a state from prohibiting the manufacture, sale or lease, or provision of a technology product or service because it uses encryption or similar security functions.
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Cosponsors
- Suzan DelBene D-WAOriginal
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History
- Introduced in the House by Ted Lieu.
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- Introduced in House
- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.