ENCRYPT Act of 2025 has not moved since its introduction on Mar 31, 2025, with one cosponsor, a Democrat
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 118 words.
Ensuring National Constitutional Rights for Your Private Telecommunications Act of 2025 or the ENCRYPT Act of 2025 This bill prohibits a state from requiring a manufacturer, developer, seller, or provider of a technology product or service to (1) alter the security functions of its product or service to allow a government agency to conduct a physical search or user surveillance, or (2) use its product or service to decrypt encrypted information. A technology product or service includes a commercial computer product, electronic device, or online service that is publicly available. Additionally, it bars a state from prohibiting the manufacture, sale or lease, or provision of a technology product or service because it uses encryption or similar security functions.
- Committees
- House Energy and Commerce Committee
House Judiciary Committee - Policy area
- Crime and Law Enforcement: 118 of 4,553 bills became law, 113th–118th (2.6%)
- Sponsor
- 2 of 233 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in house · 317 words
- Latest action
- Mar 31, 2025: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 2 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 2
- 118th H.R. 5311 ENCRYPT Act of 2023 D · Introduced
- 117th H.R. 3520 Ensuring National Constitutional Rights for Your Private Telecommunications Act of 2021 D · Introduced