New Bill Would Force Tech Companies to Report Fentanyl and Meth Sales to the Department of Justice
A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to require electronic communication service providers and remote computing services to report to the Attorney General certain controlled substances violations.
This bill requires internet companies and social media platforms to report illegal drug activity to the government. If they find out someone is selling or making drugs like fentanyl or meth on their site, they must notify the Attorney General within 60 days.
The reports would include details like the user's account name, email address, and location. Companies can also choose to share messages or photos related to the crime to help law enforcement investigate the situation.
To protect privacy, the law says companies do not have to start spying on users or break encryption to find these crimes. It only applies when they already have actual knowledge that a drug crime is happening.
Companies that ignore these rules could be fined up to $190,000 for a first mistake and $380,000 for later ones. The bill also requires the government to delete these reports once they are no longer needed for an investigation.
The goal is to stop drug dealers from using social media to sell fake prescription pills. It is named after two teenagers, Cooper Davis and Devin Norring, who died from fentanyl-laced pills they bought after connecting with dealers online.
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A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to require electronic communication service providers and remote computing services to report to the Attorney General certain controlled substances violations.
Bill NumberS 2316
Congress119th Congress
ChamberSenate
Latest ActionRead twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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