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

2 recorded actions299 of these members are on the 2026 ballotWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Warren Davidson [R-OH-08]
Cosponsors: 7 · 4 Democrats · 3 Republicans
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Committees: Judiciary Committee, Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee
Latest action: Apr 18, 2024 · Received in the Senate.

IntroducedJul 14, 2023
Passed the HouseApr 17, 2024
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act

This bill expands prohibited disclosures of stored electronic communications under the Stored Communications Act.

The Stored Communications Act generally prohibits certain technology providers—remote computing service (RCS) providers and electronic communication service (ECS) providers—from disclosing the contents of stored electronic communications to anyone, including the government; and records or information pertaining to a customer or subscriber to a government entity.

This bill extends the general prohibitions on disclosure to an additional type of technology provider: intermediary service providers. Intermediary service providers (commonly referred to as data brokers) are companies that deliver, store, or process communications for RCS and ECS providers.

The bill also limits the authority of law enforcement agencies and intelligence agencies to access certain customer and subscriber records or illegitimately obtained information. With respect to such records, the bill

prohibits law enforcement agencies and intelligence agencies from obtaining the records or information from a third party in exchange for anything of value (e.g., purchasing them);
prohibits other government agencies from sharing the records or information with law enforcement agencies and intelligence agencies; and
prohibits the use of such records or information in any trial, hearing, or proceeding.

Additionally, the bill requires the government to obtain a court order before aquiring certain customer and subscriber records or any illegitimately obtained information from a third party.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 4639 as introduced in House on Jul 14, 2023. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

Roll calls on H.R. 46392 roll calls on this measure

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Apr 17, 2024Each bar: ✓ Yea from the bottom, ✕ Nay aboveApr 17, 2024

How every member votedHouse roll call 136

House Apr 17, 2024 · the primary vote

On Passage

Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act

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219 Yea 199 Nay 12 not voting · 1 present

Crossed both parties 186 of 418 voting members broke with their own party: 96 Democrats, 90 Republicans.

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All members431 members

Democratic213 members

Republican218 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors7 · 4 Democrats · 3 Republicans

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 4639 and vote against it. 7 signed when it was filed.

DJerrold Nadler [D-NY-12]Original

RAndy Biggs [R-AZ-05]Original

DZoe Lofgren [D-CA-18]Original2026 profile

RKen Buck [R-CO-04]Original

DPramila Jayapal [D-WA-07]Original2026 profile

RThomas Massie [R-KY-04]Original2026 profile

DSara Jacobs [D-CA-51]Original2026 profile

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Who lobbied on H.R. 463922 organizations

Organizations that named H.R. 4639 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.

PROJECT FOR PRIVACY AND SURVEILLANCE ACCOUNTABILITY, INC.filed by GOODLATTE GROUP, LLC F.K.A. ROBERT GOODLATTE, SCHAERR JAFFE LLP

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties12 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2024Filing

NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICEIts PAC: National Fraternal Order of Police PAC

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice · Health Issues · Firearms/Guns/Ammunition · Retirement +3 more7 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2024Filing

DUE PROCESS INSTITUTE

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties · Constitution · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice · Intelligence +1 more6 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2024Filing

LOUISIANA SHERIFFS' ASSOCIATIONfiled by DOUCET CONSULTING SOLUTIONS, LLCIts PAC: Louisiana Sheriffs and Deputies PAC

Budget/Appropriations · Retirement · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice · Housing +1 more6 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2024Filing

RELX INCfiled by RELX INC.Its PAC: Relx Inc. PAC

Medicare/Medicaid · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products · Government Issues · Copyright/Patent/Trademark +5 more6 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2024Filing

GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA INCfiled by GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA, INC.Its PAC: GUN Owners of America, Inc. Political Victory Fund

Firearms/Guns/Ammunition5 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2024Filing

RELX INC.filed by GEOFFREY P. GRAYIts PAC: Relx Inc. PAC

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products5 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2024Filing

SOFTWARE & INFORMATION INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONfiled by SIIA

Computer Industry · Education · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products · Copyright/Patent/Trademark +1 more5 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2024Filing

DEMAND PROGRESS ACTION, INC

Budget/Appropriations · Intelligence · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace +9 more4 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2024Filing

NATIONAL VOLUNTEER FIRE COUNCIL

Budget/Appropriations · Homeland Security · Medicare/Medicaid · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code +13 more4 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2024Filing

83 disclosures name this measure. Retrieved from LDA.gov on 2026-10-04. 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.