H.R. 7834 · 119th Congress

Safe Cloud Storage Act

Introduced on Mar 5, 2026 by Laurel M. Lee (R-FL-15). 5 cosponsors, 2 of them from another party. Latest action (Sep 17, 2026): Received in the Senate.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Mar 5, 2026
Cosponsors
5
2 from the other party
Policy area
Crime and Law Enforcement
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To limit liability for certain entities storing child sexual abuse material for law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Civil actions and liability
  • Computer security and identity theft
  • Crimes against children
  • Digital media
  • Domestic violence and child abuse
  • Evidence and witnesses
  • Law enforcement administration and funding
  • Photography and imaging
  • Pornography
  • Public contracts and procurement
  • Sex offenses

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Reported to House, Sep 8, 2026). Public domain.

Safe Cloud Storage Act

This bill limits the civil and criminal liability of vendors that contract with law enforcement agencies to provide digital storage services (e.g., cloud-based storage) for storing, maintaining, and processing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in investigations of online child sexual exploitation.

Under current law, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) receives reports of online child sexual exploitation via its CyberTipline, evaluates and prioritizes the reports, and refers the reports to law enforcement agencies to investigate. Currently, federal law limits the liability of vendors that contract directly with the NCMEC to store and transfer CSAM. However, federal law does not limit the liability of vendors that contract with law enforcement agencies to assist in investigations.

This bill establishes liability protections for vendors that contract with federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to store, maintain, and process CSAM in investigations of online child sexual exploitation. Specifically, the bill prohibits a civil claim or criminal charge in federal or state court against such a vendor, so long as the vendor has not engaged in intentional misconduct or negligent conduct, acted with malice or reckless disregard, or acted for a purpose unrelated to its contractual duties.

The bill requires vendors to comply with cybersecurity requirements for CSAM that is stored, maintained, or processed. The bill also requires vendors to comply with storage requirements for CSAM that is retained as evidence.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Laurel M. LeeR-FL-15Sponsor

Democrats · 2

Republicans · 3

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Mar 5, 2026Introduced in House
  2. Mar 5, 2026Introduced in House
  3. Mar 5, 2026 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  4. Jul 15, 2026 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. Jul 15, 2026 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 0.
  6. Sep 8, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-804.
  7. Sep 8, 2026 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-804.
  8. Sep 8, 2026 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 703.
  9. Sep 16, 2026 · HouseMs. Lee (FL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  10. Sep 16, 2026 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5936-5938)
  11. Sep 16, 2026 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7834.
  12. Sep 16, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
  13. Sep 16, 2026 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5936-5937)
  14. Sep 16, 2026 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  15. Sep 17, 2026 · SenateReceived in the Senate.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. National Fraternal Order of Police2 reports
    $200K reported (all issues)
  2. SANOFI US SERVICES INC2 reports
    $3.5M reported (all issues)
  3. ROBLOX CORPORATION1 report
    $435K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2026.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.