Subpoena Abuse Prevention Act

This bill changes federal law on how government agencies can use subpoenas to get customer records from phone, internet, and app-based service providers. It removes call and text records ('local and long distance' type records) from the list of information that can be obtained by subpoena, and requires that subpoenas identify a specific customer by name, address, network address, or account identifier. It bars using subpoenas to investigate or retaliate against people for constitutionally protected activities such as speech, press, religion, assembly, or petition, and requires agencies to certify under penalty of perjury that a subpoena has a lawful purpose. It also lets service providers tell customers about subpoenas and consult a lawyer unless a court orders otherwise, and requires federal agencies to publish yearly counts of administrative subpoenas and affected accounts.

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Sponsors

• Adriano Espaillat Democrat sponsor
• 3 cosponsors