H.R. 2508 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
ENCRYPT Act of 2025
Cosponsors: 1 (1 D, 0 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-12
Introduced: 2025-03-31
Latest action (2025-03-31): Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
What H.R. 2508 does, in plain terms
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.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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