WASHINGTON, D.C., (April 17, 2024) – Today, U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett (TN-02) voted in favor of H.R. 4639, the Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act.
“Our government’s job is not to snoop around on Americans who hold a certain political view. We’ve seen this administration’s FBI and intelligence community cross the line too many times,” said Rep. Burchett. “They shouldn’t be allowed to purchase private information without a search warrant and I was glad to vote to protect Americans' Fourth Amendment rights.”
The Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act would:
- Prohibit law enforcement and intelligence agencies from purchasing personal information about customers or subscribers of electronic and remote computing service providers from a third party.
- Require the government to obtain a court order to force data brokers to disclose data.
- Repeal the Attorney General’s authority to grant immunity to third parties who assist the federal government with surveillance that was not granted a court order.
The bill passed the U.S. House of Representatives 219-199, with one member voting present. The full text of the bill can be found here.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://burchett.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-burchett-votes-fourth-amendment-not-sale-act