H. R. 7445

Evergreen Community Safety Act of 2026

Shown here: Introduced in House (2026-02-09)

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide special rules for the time period for complying court orders or warrants to disclose information for certain providers, and for other purposes.

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Evergreen Community Safety Act of 2026”.

2. Time period for complying with a court order or warrant for certain providers

Section 2703 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

(i) Special rules for covered providers
(1) In general
A warrant or a court order for disclosure issued under this section shall require that a covered provider disclose the contents of a wire or electronic communication, or the records or other information sought not later than 72 hours after the issuance of the warrant or court order.
(2) Extension
A court may extend the time period under paragraph (1) by periods of not more than 7 days if the information sought is voluminous or complex.
(3) Motions to quash or modify
The time period for a covered provider to file a motion under subsection (g)(2) is 48 hours.
(4) Civil action
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including subsection (e), an individual who is harmed by the failure of a covered provider to comply with a warrant or court order for disclosure in the time period provided by the court may bring a civil action in an appropriate district court of the United States seeking injunctive relief and damages.
(5) Definition
The term covered provider means a provider of electronic communication service or remote computing service that has 1,000,000 or more users, subscribers, or customers.

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