Congress·In Progress·H.R. 7834

Safe Cloud Storage Act

New Rules for Companies Storing Child Abuse Evidence for Police

To limit liability for certain entities storing child sexual abuse material for law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes.

Mar 5·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

Part of: Safe Cloud Storage Act

Next up: A house committee

This bill is currently in the early stages of the legislative process after being referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. It is considered active, but no further hearings or votes have been scheduled at this time.

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Key Points

This bill, called the Safe Cloud Storage Act, helps law enforcement work with private tech companies to store digital evidence of child abuse. It allows police to use modern cloud storage services to hold this evidence instead of relying only on their own local computers.
It protects these 'approved' tech companies from being sued or facing criminal charges for having this illegal material on their servers. As long as they are following their contract with the police and keeping the files for an investigation, they are protected from legal trouble.
To get these protections, companies must follow strict security rules. They have to use high-level encryption, limit which employees can see the data, and pass a yearly cybersecurity audit to make sure the files are safe from hackers and unauthorized access.
The bill requires that this sensitive evidence stays on servers located within the United States. Companies also have to officially notify the Department of Justice within 30 days of starting a contract to store this kind of evidence for a police agency.
The legal protection is not absolute. If a company is reckless, acts with 'actual malice,' or handles the data for reasons that have nothing to do with the police investigation, they can still be held responsible in court for their actions.

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Milestones

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Jul 15, 2026House

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 0.

The committee approved this bill and is sending it to the full chamber for a vote. This is a significant step — most bills never get this far.

Jul 15, 2026House

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Mar 5, 2026House

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Mar 5, 2026

Introduced in House

The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.

No votes or news coverage recorded for this bill yet.

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

To limit liability for certain entities storing child sexual abuse material for law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes.

Bill NumberHR 7834

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 0.

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D: 2R: 2

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