Evergreen Community Safety Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7445 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7445 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. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 9, 2026 Ms. Pettersen introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL 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. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Evergreen Community Safety Act of 2026''. SEC. 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 f