Warrant for Metadata Act

This bill strengthens privacy rules for your digital life. It would require the government to get a judge-approved warrant before it can obtain your records from companies that provide electronic communication or remote computing services (like online service providers).

It does not undo past disclosures that were already required under the old rules. But if the government wants more information related to a past request, or to expand that request after the law takes effect, it must treat it as a new request and follow the new warrant requirement.

• Who is affected: People who use online services; law enforcement; service providers.
• What changes: Government must have a warrant to get records from these providers, raising the bar for access to your data.
• When: Past disclosures stand; any new or expanded requests after enactment must meet the new warrant rule.