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Kelsey Smith Act
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require a mobile or Internet voice service provider to disclose, at the request of an investigative or law enforcement officer, the call location information of a device that is: (1) used to place a 911 call, or (2) reasonably believed to be in the possession of an individual who is in an emergency situation that involves a risk of death or serious physical harm.
Additionally, the bill prohibits a civil action or administrative proceeding against a mobile or Internet voice service provider who discloses call location information in good faith in accordance with this bill.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 4889 as reported to House with amendment(s) on May 23, 2016. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.
House May 23, 2016
Kelsey Smith Act
Failed · Two-thirds required
229 Yea 158 Nay 46 not voting
Crossed both parties 103 of 387 voting members broke with their own party: 53 Democrats, 50 Republicans.
DemocratsRepublicansFilled: YeaRing: NayGrey: not voting or present
433 members on this roll call, from the official House record. Party majorities need at least five voting members, so an independent never counts as breaking with a party.
Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 4889 and vote against it. 3 signed when it was filed.
Organizations that named H.R. 4889 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.
34 disclosures name this measure. Retrieved from LDA.gov on 2026-10-05. Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.