{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.heller.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ContentRecord_id=b97addd7-dab0-4de8-bc8e-437846729ae7", "Senators Heller, Hatch, and Coons Introduce Legislation to Protect Americans Electronic Data Stored Abroad", "2014-09-18", "2014", "2014-09", "Republican", "House", "NV", "Dean Heller", "H001041", "www.heller.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "(WASHINGTON, DC) \u2013 U.S. Senators Dean Heller, Orrin Hatch (R-UT), current member and former Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Chris Coons (D-DE), member of the Judiciary Committee, introduced legislation today to amend the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) by addressing the conflict of laws for cloud services providers in order to safeguard Americans\u2019 electronic data stored abroad. The Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad (LEADS) Act ensures that law enforcement has the tools necessary to execute search warrants where necessary, so long as they comply with the laws of the foreign country where the electronic data is stored.\r\n\u201cI am proud to work with Senator Hatch and Senator Coons on the LEADS Act,\u201d Heller said. \u00a0\u201cBroadband internet extends beyond borders and our laws need to balance the privacy rights law-abiding citizens are guaranteed under the 4th Amendment with the ability for law enforcement to do its job. This legislation is a step in the right direction providing the necessary clarity with our laws, and I am pleased to join in this effort.\u201d\u00a0\r\n\u201cThe way electronic data is used and stored globally has changed considerably since Congress enacted ECPA nearly 30 years ago,\u201d Hatch said.\u00a0\u201cThis presents unique challenges for a number of industries, who are often faced with the question of whose laws they must follow \u2013 American law or the laws where the electronic data is stored. Senators Coons and Heller understand the uncertainty created by this conflict of laws and that we should address this serious and growing problem\u00a0as\u00a0Congress undertakes ECPA reforms.\u201d\r\n\"Law enforcement agencies wishing to access Americans' data in the cloud ought to get a warrant,\u201d Coons said, \u201cand just like warrants for physical evidence, warrants for content under ECPA shouldn\u2019t authorize seizure of communications that are located in a foreign country. \u00a0The government\u2019s position that ECPA warrants do apply abroad puts U.S. cloud providers in the position of having to break the privacy laws of foreign countries in which they do business in order to comply with U.S. law. \u00a0This not only hurts our businesses\u2019 competitiveness and costs American jobs, but it also invites reciprocal treatment by our international trading partners.\"\r\nClick here for a section-by-section summary of the Hatch-Coons-Heller LEADS Act.\u00a0\r\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.heller.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ContentRecord_id=b97addd7-dab0-4de8-bc8e-437846729ae7"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8197403512895107, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}