US Congress House Bill 5913 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on July 28 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-09-20 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Text a Tip Act of 2010 - Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to state or local law enforcement agencies to implement an anonymous tip program using cell phone text messaging to assist police in preventing and solving crimes. Sets forth requirements for such program including that: (1) state or local law enforcement agencies shall administer the program; (2) incoming text message shall be stripped of any identifying information and the text tip shall not be traceable by any means; (3) law enforcement agencies shall train sufficient personnel to intercept and respond to text tips; (4) the program shall be made compatible with most mobile phone providers; and (5) law enforcement agencies shall promote the participation of citizens, especially youth, in the program.

Text a Tip Act of 2010

Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]

Rep. Erik Paulsen [R-MN]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-09-20		Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
2010-07-28		Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

SB3360 (Related) 2010-05-13 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/5913/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr5913/BILLS-111hr5913ih.pdf