The record

LegislationLegislation· Sep 2026
HR 7834 Passed House — in Senate

Sponsored by Laurel M. Lee (R)

Safe Cloud Storage Act

Shields cloud storage vendors from lawsuits when they store child abuse images for law enforcement investigations.

Tradeoff

Protects vendors from civil and criminal liability for storing child sexual abuse material under police contracts. Vendors must meet cybersecurity standards and notify the Justice Department within 30 days of signing agreements.

What's in it

See official bill text

Passed the House by on September 16, 2026 — sitting in the Senate.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Mar 5, 2026)

  2. House

    Committee on the Judiciary(Mar 5, 2026)

  3. House

    The Committee on Judiciary voted to send it to the floor

    Reported 24 - 0(Jul 15, 2026)

    Committee report H. Rept. 119-804.

  4. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Sep 16, 2026)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    Received(Sep 17, 2026)