H.R. 4639: Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act

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About the bill

This bill would prohibit law enforcement from buying data from data brokers to circumvent the fourth amendment.

Sponsor and status

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Warren Davidson

Sponsor. Representative for Ohio's 8th congressional district. Republican.

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Last Updated: Apr 17, 2024
Length: 20 pages Introduced Jul 14, 2023
118 th Congress (2023–2025)

Passed House (Senate next) on Apr 17, 2024

This bill passed in the House on April 17, 2024 and goes to the Senate next for consideration.

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Cosponsors

7 Cosponsors (4 Democrats, 3 Republicans)

42% chance of being enacted (details)

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History

Jul 14, 2023 Introduced

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Jul 19, 2023 Ordered Reported

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Apr 5, 2024 Text Published

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Apr 12, 2024 Text Published

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Apr 15, 2024 Reported by House Committee on the Judiciary

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Apr 17, 2024 Passed House (Senate next)

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Passed Senate Signed by the President

H.R. 4639 is a bill in the United States Congress.

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Prognosis Details

This bill has a . . .

42% chance of being enacted.

Only about 21% of bills that made it past committee in 2021–2023 were enacted.

Factors considered:

↑	The bill was introduced in the first year of the Congress.
↑	A cosponsor is the ranking member of a committee to which the bill has been referred.
↑	The sponsor is in the majority party and at least one third of the bill's cosponsors are from the minority party.
↑	The bill's companion S. 2576 was sponsored by a member of the other party.
↑	The bill was referred to Senate Judiciary. (on companion bill S. 2576)
↑	Companion bill S. 2576: There is at least one cosponsor from the majority party and one cosponsor outside of the majority party.
↓	At least two cosponsors serve on a committee to which the bill has been referred.
↓	The bill was referred to House Judiciary.
↓	This bill was a re-introduction of S. 1265 (117th) from the previous session of Congress. (on companion bill S. 2576)

These factors are correlated with either an increased or decreased chance of being enacted.

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