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

Bill · 118th Congress (2023–2024). Passed House, 17 Apr 2024. Introduced 14 Jul 2023.

Official title: To amend section 2702 of title 18, United States Code, to prevent law enforcement and intelligence agencies from obtaining subscriber or customer records in exchange for anything of value, to address communications and records in the possession of intermediary internet service providers, and for other purposes.

Vote results

How each member voted

House

Yea (219): Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ-6); Maxine Waters (D-CA-43); Jerrold Nadler (D-NY-12); Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA-3); Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY-7); Lloyd Doggett (D-TX-37); Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-18); Earl Blumenauer (D-OR-3); Danny K. Davis (D-IL-7); Diana DeGette (D-CO-1); James P. McGovern (D-MA-2); Barbara Lee (D-CA-12); Grace F. Napolitano (D-CA-31); Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL-9); Michael K. Simpson (R-ID-2); Sam Graves (R-MO-6); Rick Larsen (D-WA-2); Michael C. Burgess (R-TX-26); David Scott (D-GA-13); Darrell Issa (R-CA-48); Virginia Foxx (R-NC-5); Al Green (D-TX-9); Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA-5); Gwen Moore (D-WI-4); Doris O. Matsui (D-CA-7); Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL-12); Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY-9); Jim Jordan (R-OH-4); John P. Sarbanes (D-MD-3); Adrian Smith (R-NE-3); Robert E. Latta (R-OH-5); Robert J. Wittman (R-VA-1); Brett Guthrie (R-KY-2); Tom McClintock (R-CA-5); Chellie Pingree (D-ME-1); Bill Posey (R-FL-8); Paul Tonko (D-NY-20); Judy Chu (D-CA-28); Bill Foster (D-IL-11); Scott DesJarlais (R-TN-4); Jeff Duncan (R-SC-3); Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN-3); Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ-9); H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA-9); Andy Harris (R-MD-1); Bill Huizenga (R-MI-4); David Schweikert (R-AZ-1); Kweisi Mfume (D-MD-7); Mark E. Amodei (R-NV-2); Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-1); Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA-1); Thomas Massie (R-KY-4); Joyce Beatty (D-OH-3); Tony Cárdenas (D-CA-29); Richard Hudson (R-NC-9); Jared Huffman (D-CA-2); Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY-8); Daniel T. Kildee (D-MI-8); Doug LaMalfa (R-CA-1); Grace Meng (D-NY-6); Scott Perry (R-PA-10); Mark Pocan (D-WI-2); Mark Takano (D-CA-39); Juan Vargas (D-CA-52); Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX-14); Roger Williams (R-TX-25); Jason Smith (R-MO-8); Alma S. Adams (D-NC-12); Rick W. Allen (R-GA-12); Brian Babin (R-TX-36); Mike Bost (R-IL-12); Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA-1); Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA-10); Debbie Dingell (D-MI-6); Garret Graves (R-LA-6); Glenn Grothman (R-WI-6); Ted Lieu (D-CA-36); Barry Loudermilk (R-GA-11); John R. Moolenaar (R-MI-2); Alexander X. Mooney (R-WV-2); Seth Moulton (D-MA-6); Gary J. Palmer (R-AL-6); Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ-12); Bruce Westerman (R-AR-4); Warren Davidson (R-OH-8); James Comer (R-KY-1); Dwight Evans (D-PA-3); Jodey C. Arrington (R-TX-19); Jim Banks (R-IN-3); Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA-44); Jack Bergman (R-MI-1); Andy Biggs (R-AZ-5); Neal P. Dunn (R-FL-2); Adriano Espaillat (D-NY-13); A. Drew Ferguson IV (R-GA-3); Clay Higgins (R-LA-3); Pramila Jayapal (D-WA-7); Mike Johnson (R-LA-4); Ro Khanna (D-CA-17); Brian J. Mast (R-FL-21); Jamie Raskin (D-MD-8); Ron Estes (R-KS-4); Ralph Norman (R-SC-5); John R. Curtis (R-UT-3); Debbie Lesko (R-AZ-8); Michael Cloud (R-TX-27); Kevin Hern (R-OK-1); Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA-5); James R. Baird (R-IN-4); Tim Burchett (R-TN-2); Ben Cline (R-VA-6); Madeleine Dean (D-PA-4); Veronica Escobar (D-TX-16); Russ Fulcher (R-ID-1); Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX-29); Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL-4); Jared F. Golden (D-ME-2); Lance Gooden (R-TX-5); Mark E. Green (R-TN-7); Dusty Johnson (R-SD-AL); Daniel Meuser (R-PA-9); Carol D. Miller (R-WV-1); Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY-14); Ilhan Omar (D-MN-5); Katie Porter (D-CA-47); Ayanna Pressley (D-MA-7); John W. Rose (R-TN-6); Chip Roy (R-TX-21); Bryan Steil (R-WI-1); W. Gregory Steube (R-FL-17); William R. Timmons IV (R-SC-4); Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-12); Lori Trahan (D-MA-3); Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ-2); Dan Bishop (R-NC-8); Thomas P. Tiffany (R-WI-7); Jake Auchincloss (D-MA-4); Cliff Bentz (R-OR-2); Lauren Boebert (R-CO-3); Jamaal Bowman (D-NY-16); Cori Bush (D-MO-1); Kat Cammack (R-FL-3); Jerry L. Carl (R-AL-1); Andrew S. Clyde (R-GA-9); Byron Donalds (R-FL-19); Pat Fallon (R-TX-4); Randy Feenstra (R-IA-4); Michelle Fischbach (R-MN-7); Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI-5); Bob Good (R-VA-5); Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA-14); Diana Harshbarger (R-TN-1); Ronny Jackson (R-TX-13); Sara Jacobs (D-CA-51); Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM-3); Nancy Mace (R-SC-1); Mary E. Miller (R-IL-15); Barry Moore (R-AL-2); Troy E. Nehls (R-TX-22); Burgess Owens (R-UT-4); August Pfluger (R-TX-11); Matthew M. Rosendale, Sr. (R-MT-2); Deborah K. Ross (D-NC-2); Victoria Spartz (R-IN-5); Beth Van Duyne (R-TX-24); Nikema Williams (D-GA-5); Julia Letlow (R-LA-5); Troy A. Carter (D-LA-2); Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM-1); Shontel M. Brown (D-OH-11); Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL-20); Brad Finstad (R-MN-1); Rudy Yakym III (R-IN-2); Mark Alford (R-MO-4); Becca Balint (D-VT-AL); Aaron Bean (R-FL-4); Josh Brecheen (R-OK-2); Eric Burlison (R-MO-7); Greg Casar (D-TX-35); Mike Collins (R-GA-10); Elijah Crane (R-AZ-2); Jasmine Crockett (D-TX-30); Monica De La Cruz (R-TX-15); Christopher R. Deluzio (D-PA-17); Chuck Edwards (R-NC-11); Valerie P. Foushee (D-NC-4); Maxwell Frost (D-FL-10); Russell Fry (R-SC-7); Robert Garcia (D-CA-42); Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA-3); Harriet M. Hageman (R-WY-AL); Val T. Hoyle (D-OR-4); Wesley Hunt (R-TX-38); Glenn Ivey (D-MD-4); Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL-1); Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA-37); Summer L. Lee (D-PA-12); Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL-13); Richard McCormick (R-GA-6); Morgan McGarvey (D-KY-3); Max L. Miller (R-OH-7); Cory Mills (R-FL-7); Kevin Mullin (D-CA-15); Andrew Ogles (R-TN-5); Delia C. Ramirez (D-IL-3); Andrea Salinas (D-OR-6); Hillary J. Scholten (D-MI-3); Keith Self (R-TX-3); Emilia Strong Sykes (D-OH-13); Shri Thanedar (D-MI-13); Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI-2); Derrick Van Orden (R-WI-3); Brandon Williams (R-NY-22); Jennifer L. McClellan (D-VA-4); Gabe Amo (D-RI-1); Celeste Maloy (R-UT-2); Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX-18); Matt Gaetz (R-FL-1); Kelly Armstrong (R-ND-AL).

Nay (199): Harold Rogers (R-KY-5); Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ-4); Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD-5); Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-9); Nancy Pelosi (D-CA-11); Richard E. Neal (D-MA-1); Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT-3); Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA-2); Ken Calvert (R-CA-41); James E. Clyburn (D-SC-6); Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA-16); Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS-2); Frank D. Lucas (R-OK-3); Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL-4); Brad Sherman (D-CA-32); Adam Smith (D-WA-9); Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY-5); John B. Larson (D-CT-1); Mike Thompson (D-CA-4); Pete Sessions (R-TX-17); Betty McCollum (D-MN-4); Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA-8); Joe Wilson (R-SC-2); John R. Carter (R-TX-31); Tom Cole (R-OK-4); Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL-26); Mike Rogers (R-AL-3); C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD-2); Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA-38); Michael R. Turner (R-OH-10); Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO-5); Jim Costa (D-CA-21); Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28); Michael T. McCaul (R-TX-10); Patrick T. McHenry (R-NC-10); Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL-25); Vern Buchanan (R-FL-16); Kathy Castor (D-FL-14); Steve Cohen (D-TN-9); Joe Courtney (D-CT-2); Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA-4); Doug Lamborn (R-CO-5); André Carson (D-IN-7); Steve Scalise (R-LA-1); Tim Walberg (R-MI-5); Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA-11); James A. Himes (D-CT-4); Glenn Thompson (R-PA-15); Mike Quigley (D-IL-5); John Garamendi (D-CA-8); Larry Bucshon (R-IN-8); Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR-1); William R. Keating (D-MA-9); Mike Kelly (R-PA-16); Austin Scott (R-GA-8); Terri A. Sewell (D-AL-7); Daniel Webster (R-FL-11); Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL-24); Steve Womack (R-AR-3); Dina Titus (D-NV-1); Andy Barr (R-KY-6); Ami Bera (D-CA-6); Julia Brownley (D-CA-26); Matt Cartwright (D-PA-8); Lois Frankel (D-FL-22); David P. Joyce (R-OH-14); Derek Kilmer (D-WA-6); Ann M. Kuster (D-NH-2); Scott H. Peters (D-CA-50); Raul Ruiz (D-CA-25); Eric Swalwell (D-CA-14); Marc A. Veasey (D-TX-33); Ann Wagner (R-MO-2); Brad R. Wenstrup (R-OH-2); Robin L. Kelly (D-IL-2); Katherine M. Clark (D-MA-5); Donald Norcross (D-NJ-1); Pete Aguilar (D-CA-33); Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA-8); Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA-2); Ed Case (D-HI-1); Tom Emmer (R-MN-6); Ruben Gallego (D-AZ-3); J. French Hill (R-AR-2); Dan Newhouse (R-WA-4); David Rouzer (R-NC-7); Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY-21); Norma J. Torres (D-CA-35); Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL-10); David G. Valadao (R-CA-22); Trent Kelly (R-MS-1); Darin LaHood (R-IL-16); Don Bacon (R-NE-2); Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE-AL); Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA-24); J. Luis Correa (D-CA-46); Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA-1); Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX-34); Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-5); Steven Horsford (D-NV-4); Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-8); Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19); John H. Rutherford (R-FL-5); Lloyd Smucker (R-PA-11); Darren Soto (D-FL-9); Jimmy Gomez (D-CA-34); Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY-3); Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY-25); Susan Wild (D-PA-7); Colin Z. Allred (D-TX-32); Sean Casten (D-IL-6); Angie Craig (D-MN-2); Dan Crenshaw (R-TX-2); Jason Crow (D-CO-6); Sharice Davids (D-KS-3); Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX-7); Michael Guest (R-MS-3); Josh Harder (D-CA-9); Jahana Hayes (D-CT-5); Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA-6); John Joyce (R-PA-13); Mike Levin (D-CA-49); Lucy McBath (D-GA-7); Joe Neguse (D-CO-2); Chris Pappas (D-NH-1); Greg Pence (R-IN-6); Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA-14); Kim Schrier (D-WA-8); Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ-11); Elissa Slotkin (D-MI-7); Abigail Davis Spanberger (D-VA-7); Greg Stanton (D-AZ-4); Pete Stauber (R-MN-8); Haley M. Stevens (D-MI-11); David J. Trone (D-MD-6); Lauren Underwood (D-IL-14); Michael Waltz (R-FL-6); Claudia Tenney (R-NY-24); Gregory F. Murphy (R-NC-3); Mike Garcia (R-CA-27); Ryan K. Zinke (R-MT-1); Stephanie I. Bice (R-OK-5); Scott Franklin (R-FL-18); Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY-2); Carlos A. Gimenez (R-FL-28); Tony Gonzales (R-TX-23); Ashley Hinson (R-IA-2); Young Kim (R-CA-40); Jake LaTurner (R-KS-2); Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY-11); Tracey Mann (R-KS-1); Kathy E. Manning (D-NC-6); Lisa C. McClain (R-MI-9); Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA-1); Blake D. Moore (R-UT-1); Frank J. Mrvan (D-IN-1); Jay Obernolte (R-CA-23); Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL-27); Michelle Steel (R-CA-45); Marilyn Strickland (D-WA-10); Ritchie Torres (D-NY-15); Jake Ellzey (R-TX-6); Mike Carey (R-OH-15); Mike Flood (R-NE-1); Mary Sattler Peltola (D-AK-AL); Patrick Ryan (D-NY-18); Nikki Budzinski (D-IL-13); Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR-5); Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ-6); Anthony D’Esposito (R-NY-4); Donald G. Davis (D-NC-1); John S. Duarte (R-CA-13); Mike Ezell (R-MS-4); Daniel S. Goldman (D-NY-10); Erin Houchin (R-IN-9); John James (R-MI-10); Thomas H. Kean, Jr. (R-NJ-7); Jennifer A. Kiggans (R-VA-2); Kevin Kiley (R-CA-3); Nick LaLota (R-NY-1); Greg Landsman (D-OH-1); Michael Lawler (R-NY-17); Laurel M. Lee (R-FL-15); Morgan Luttrell (R-TX-8); Robert Menendez (D-NJ-8); Marcus J. Molinaro (R-NY-19); Nathaniel Moran (R-TX-1); Jared Moskowitz (D-FL-23); Wiley Nickel (D-NC-13); Zachary Nunn (R-IA-3); Brittany Pettersen (D-CO-7); Eric Sorensen (D-IL-17); Dale W. Strong (R-AL-5); Gabe Vasquez (D-NM-2); Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-9); Adam B. Schiff (D-CA-30); Mike Gallagher (R-WI-8); Andy Kim (D-NJ-3); Jeff Jackson (D-NC-14).

Present (1): Joaquin Castro (D-TX-20).

Not voting (12): Kay Granger (R-TX-12); Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ-7); Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO-3); David Kustoff (R-TN-8); Troy Balderson (R-OH-12); Susie Lee (D-NV-3); Dean Phillips (D-MN-3); Jennifer Wexton (D-VA-10); Yadira Caraveo (D-CO-8); Nicholas A. Langworthy (R-NY-23); Seth Magaziner (D-RI-2); Donald M. Payne, Jr. (D-NJ-10).

Not in office (14): Timothy M. Kennedy (D-NY-26); Vince Fong (R-CA-20); Michael A. Rulli (R-OH-6); Greg Lopez (R-CO-4); LaMonica McIver (D-NJ-10); Erica Lee Carter (D-TX-18); Tony Wied (R-WI-8); Brian Higgins (D-NY-26); Kevin McCarthy (R-CA-20); Bill Johnson (R-OH-6); David N. Cicilline (D-RI-1); Chris Stewart (R-UT-2); Ken Buck (R-CO-4); George Santos (R-NY-3).

Summary

Main subject: Amends federal law on stored electronic communications and surveillance to bar law enforcement and intelligence agencies from obtaining certain customer records and communications from third parties in exchange for anything of value, and to set court-order and exclusive-means rules for obtaining such information. Sec. 2, Sec. 3, Sec. 4, Sec. 5

Its core areas: Government purchase of customer and subscriber records from third parties; Court orders for government access to records held by third parties; Disclosure duties of intermediary service providers; Exclusive legal means for foreign intelligence acquisition of communications records and location information; Limits on civil immunity for assistance under emergency interception certifications.

Unexpected Items: 1 provision

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Exception or delay for a subset (1)

What it does

Written automatically from the official text by Claude Sonnet 5.5, an AI model. Written 2 Oct 2026 and published after the automatic checks, without a person reading it first. Every line names the section it came from.

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