YourVoice.Now Summary
Civil LibertiesStates couldn't force tech companies to weaken encryption or build back doors so police can watch users
Civil Liberties
A state or city could not make or ask a company to weaken its locks so police can watch users or search a phone. The rule limits states, not federal agencies.
A state could not require a company to be able to unscramble messages or files that its product locks. That means a state could not demand a spare key to your encrypted data.
No state or city could ban selling or offering a phone, computer, app, or online service because it uses encryption. This covers products sold to the public.
More about this bill
States could not force tech companies to build a "back door" into your phone, laptop, or apps. They could not make or even ask a company to weaken its locks so police can watch users. The same goes for letting any agency search a device. States also could not make a company able to unlock data its product has scrambled (encrypted). States could not ban a phone, computer, app, or web service just because it uses encryption. The rule covers things sold to the public, like email, texting, file sharing, and cloud storage. It limits states, cities, U.S. territories, and tribes. It does not limit what federal agencies may ask for.
Congressional Summary
Ensuring National Constitutional Rights for Your Private Telecommunications Act of 2025 or the ENCRYPT Act of 2025 This bill prohibits a state from requiring a manufacturer, developer, seller, or provider of a technology product or service to (1) alter the security functions of its product or service to allow a government agency to conduct a physical search or user surveillance, or (2) use its product or service to decrypt encrypted information. A technology product or service includes a commercial computer product, electronic device, or online service that is publicly available. Additionally, it bars a state from prohibiting the manufacture, sale or lease, or provision of a technology product or service because it uses encryption or similar security functions.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in House
- Action Date
- 2025-03-31
- Date Added
- 2026-09-25
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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