US Congress Senate Bill 2032 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on February 12 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-02-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Pending: Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Smartphone Theft Prevention Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require commercial mobile service providers to make available on mobile devices a function that an account holder may use remotely to: (1) delete or render inaccessible all information relating to the account holder that has been placed on the device; (2) render the device inoperable on the global networks of such service providers, even if the device is turned off or has the data storage medium removed; (3) prevent the device from being reactivated or reprogrammed without a passcode or similar authorization after the device has been rendered inoperable or has been subject to an unauthorized factory reset; and (4) reverse any such actions if the device is recovered by the account holder. Prohibits a mobile device from being manufactured in the United States or imported into the United States for sale or resale to the public, unless the device is configured in such a manner that a service provider may make such remote deletion and inoperability functions available on the device. Allows the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to waive such requirements with respect to any low-cost mobile device that: (1) is intended primarily for voice-only mobile service, and (2) may have limited data consumption functions focused on text messaging or short message service. Prohibits service providers from charging a fee for making such remote deletion and inoperability functions available.

Smartphone Theft Prevention Act

Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]

Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]

Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]

Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D-MD]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-02-12	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

HB4065 (Same As) 2014-02-21 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2032/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s2032/BILLS-113s2032is.pdf