Senate Passes Safe Cloud Storage Act to Protect Companies Storing Digital Evidence for Police
The Safe Cloud Storage Act has passed the Senate and is now moving to the House of Representatives for further consideration. It is currently an active bill that will need to be reviewed and voted on by the House before it can become law.
The bill already passed the Senate and addresses a technical need for law enforcement that usually receives broad support from both parties.
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By making it easier for law enforcement to securely store and manage massive volumes of digital child exploitation evidence, this bill could strengthen prosecutions of child sex offenders. Better evidence management reduces the risk of evidence being lost, degraded, or improperly handled, which are issues that can derail criminal cases. Individuals convicted of or charged with child exploitation offenses may face more effective prosecution as a result.
“providing maintenance, technical and analytical assistance, and forensic tool processing support upon request by the contracting agency”
Held at the desk.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Received in the House.
The House has received the Senate-passed bill and will decide whether to take it up.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
The Senate voted to approve this bill. If the House already passed it, it goes to the President.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
The Senate voted to approve this bill. If the House already passed it, it goes to the President.
U.S. Rep. Laurel Lee introduced the Safe Cloud Storage Act (H.R. 7834) to provide liability protections for vendors contracted to store digital evidence of child exploitation. The bill aims to replace insecure physical storage like thumb drives with secure, audited cloud-based systems.
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved the Safe Cloud Storage Act (S. 3023) by voice vote. The legislation limits civil and criminal liability for third-party vendors that assist law enforcement in storing and processing sensitive digital evidence related to child exploitation investigations.
Introduced by Sen. Marsha Blackburn, the Safe Cloud Storage Act seeks to modernize digital evidence handling by limiting liability for entities storing child sexual abuse material for law enforcement, provided they follow rigorous security protocols and annual audit requirements.
No votes recorded for this bill yet.
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Safe Cloud Storage Act
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