Review the Rule Act of 2016

Bill: 114-s-3475
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2016-11-17
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft

Computers and information technology

Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation

Criminal procedure and sentencing

Digital media

Jurisdiction and venue
Latest action: action_date: 2016-11-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6486-6487)

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-11-17
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Review the Rule Act of 2016</b></p> <p>This bill delays the effective date of an amendment to rule 41 (Search and Seizure) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure adopted by the U.S. Supreme Court and transmitted to Congress for review on April 28, 2016. (The amendment allows a federal magistrate judge to issue a warrant to use remote access to search computers and seize electronically stored information located inside or outside that judge's district in specific circumstances.)</p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3475 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 17, 2016 Mr. Coons (for himself, Mr. Daines , Mr. Wyden , Mr. Lee , Mr. Franken , Ms. Baldwin , and Mr. Paul ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To delay the amendments to rule 41 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Review the Rule Act of 2016 . 2. Criminal procedure rules (a) In general Notwithstanding the order entered by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 28, 2016— (1) effective on the date of enactment of this Act, rule 41 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure is amended to read as it read on November 17, 2016; and (2) the proposed amendments to rule 41 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure set forth in such order shall take effect on July 1, 2017. (b) Applicability Notwithstanding the amendment made by subsection (a)(1), for any warrant issued under rule 41 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure during the period beginning on December 1, 2016, and ending on the date of enactment of this Act, such rule 41, as was in effect on the date on which the warrant was issued, shall apply with respect to the warrant.