As the law currently stands, emails left on online servers for over 180
days are considered “abandoned property” and can be obtained for
investigations without a warrant. This is why we in the people’s House
acted this week with an overwhelming bipartisan majority to pass H.R.
699: the Email Privacy Act. I cosponsored and voted for this
legislation to ensure that emails are protected by requiring law
enforcement to obtain warrants for this virtual property when conducting
criminal investigations, bringing email standards in line with those
already established for wire-taps. Security and law enforcement are
critical parts of our society, but we cannot afford to sacrifice our
constitutional liberties.
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Met with some students from Wheatland High School who were here visiting Washington. Always pleased to talk to people from Wyoming. Thanks for stopping by!
This week in Washington I held two hearings and participated in a third
on how to make the Endangered Species Act work better for species and
people. Two Wyoming witnesses joined us this week to testify on the
issues that Wyoming communities face when lawsuits tie up boots-on-the-ground
conservation in courtrooms.
In Washington this week I had the pleasure of welcoming a group of upstanding 4-H students from Wyoming who were visiting for the National 4-H Conference. My experience in 4-H as a kid was very formative and memorable, both showing livestock as well as participating in other activities. These young people from Wyoming will be better leaders for our communities, our state, and our nation thanks to their participation in 4-H. So hats off to 4-H, their participants, and their volunteers!