US Congress House Bill 6199 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 26-1)
Status: Introduced on July 25 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-08-01 - 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]

Preserving American Privacy Act of 2012 - Prohibits a federal agency from authorizing the domestic use of an unmanned aircraft for law enforcement purposes or for surveillance of a U.S. national or real property owned by that national, including by any state or local government, except pursuant to warrant and in the investigation of a felony. Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit a federal agency other than a federal law enforcement agency from using in the United States, or authorizing any federal officer or employee to use in the United States, an unmanned aircraft for such purposes, with the same exceptions. Prohibits the use of any information obtained in violation of such prohibition in a criminal proceeding before a federal court. Subjects the domestic use of an unmanned aircraft to the same limitations and exceptions as apply in the case of any other search. Prohibits evidence obtained by an agency using an unmanned aircraft from being introduced in an administrative hearing. Prohibits a federal agency from authorizing the domestic use of an unmanned aircraft to permit any private person to conduct surveillance on any other private person without the consent of that other person or the owner of any real property on which that other person is present.

Preserving American Privacy Act of 2012

Rep. Ted Poe [R-TX]	Rep. Michael Burgess [R-TX]	Rep. Dan Burton [R-IN]	Rep. John Campbell [R-CA]
Rep. Francisco Canseco [R-TX]	Rep. John Culberson [R-TX]	Rep. Scott DesJarlais [R-TN]	Rep. Jeff Duncan [R-SC]
Rep. Renee Ellmers [R-NC]	Rep. Scott Garrett [R-NJ]	Rep. Louie Gohmert [R-TX]	Rep. Trey Gowdy [R-SC]
Rep. Tom Graves [R-GA]	Rep. Bill Huizenga [R-MI]	Rep. Jim Jordan [R-OH]	Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D-OH]
Sen. Cynthia Lummis [R-WY]	Rep. Mick Mulvaney [R-SC]	Rep. Joseph Pitts [R-PA]	Rep. Reid Ribble [R-WI]
Rep. Scott Rigell [R-VA]	Rep. David Roe [R-TN]	Rep. Dennis Ross [R-FL]	Rep. Steve Southerland [R-FL]
Rep. Marlin Stutzman [R-IN]	Rep. Tim Walberg [R-MI]	Rep. Joe Wilson [R-SC]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-08-01	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
2012-07-26	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
2012-07-25	House	Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
2012-07-25	House	Referred to House Judiciary
2012-07-25	House	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/6199/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr6199/BILLS-112hr6199ih.pdf