US Congress House Bill 847 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 8-1)
Status: Introduced on March 1 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-03-21 - 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]

Kelsey Smith Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require telecommunication carriers to provide, at the request of a law enforcement agency, call location information of users of a commercial mobile service or an IP-enabled voice service (e.g., cell phones) to such agencies and other public safety agencies to respond to emergency situations. Directs the Attorney General (DOJ), under the Byrne Law Enforcement Grant Program, to: (1) provide education and training to state and local law enforcement agencies and officials to collect and use call location information in emergency situations, and (2) develop and disseminate procedures to ensure that such agencies and officials have the necessary contact information to request and obtain call location information.

Kelsey Smith Act

Rep. Lynn Jenkins [R-KS]	Sen. Shelley Capito [R-WV]	Rep. Tim Huelskamp [R-KS]	Rep. Todd Platts [R-PA]
Rep. Mike Pompeo [R-KS]	Rep. Peter Roskam [R-IL]	Sen. Adam Schiff [D-CA]	Rep. Patrick Tiberi [R-OH]
Rep. Kevin Yoder [R-KS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-03-21	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
2011-03-08	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
2011-03-01	House	Referred to House Judiciary
2011-03-01	House	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2011-03-01	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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/847/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr847/BILLS-112hr847ih.pdf