To amend section 2703 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain use of administrative subpoenas with respect to customer communications and records, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8966 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8966 To amend section 2703 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain use of administrative subpoenas with respect to customer communications and records, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 21, 2026 Mr. Espaillat (for himself, Mr. Massie, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, and Mr. Burlison) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend section 2703 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain use of administrative subpoenas with respect to customer communications and records, 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 ``Subpoena Abuse Prevention Act''. SEC. 2. REFORMING SUBPOENAS. (a) Consistent Protections for Phone and App-Based Call and Texting Records.--Section 2703(c)(2) of title 18, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by striking subparagraph (C); and (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (D), (E), and (F) as subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E), respectively. (b) Prohibiting the Use of Subpoenas for Bulk Collection of Certain Subscriber Information.--Section 2703(c)(2) of title 18, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a), is further amended in the matter following subparagraph (E), as so redesignated, by inserting ``provided that for any administrative, grand jury, or trial subpoena, the governmental entity identifies the subscriber or customer by name, address, temporarily assigned network address, or account identifier (such as a username)'' before the period at the end. (c) Prohibiting the Use of Subpoenas With a Purpose To Investig