To prohibit Federal law enforcement agencies from using or accessing State or local surveillance equipment or data to circumvent warrant requirements, to establish a Jurisdictional Wall List of covered technologies, and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
Summary
The bill bars federal law‑enforcement agencies from accessing or employing state and local surveillance equipment or data in ways that would bypass constitutional warrant requirements. It also directs the creation of a Jurisdictional Wall List that identifies the technologies covered by the prohibition. The measure seeks to protect privacy and uphold Fourth Amendment standards.
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