# 117-hr-8543: EAVESDROP Act

117-hr-8543, EAVESDROP Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Scalise, Steve [R-LA-1] (R-LA); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-8543
- Congress: 117
- Title: EAVESDROP Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2022-07-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Scalise, Steve [R-LA-1] (R-LA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Earning Approval of Voice External Sound Databasing Retained on People Act or the EAVESDROP Act This bill requires internet-connected devices that include a microphone to notify consumers how and under what circumstances the device collects information from ambient noise, such as human dialogue or any other sound that occurs in the range of the device's microphone. Further, such devices must include a reasonable method to deactivate such collection.

## Related bills

- 117-hr-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servicemembers who perished in Afghanistan on August 26, 2021, during the evacuation…
- 117-hr-3919: Secure Equipment Act of 2021
- 117-hr-9092: Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act
- 117-hr-8913: TCJA Permanency Act

## Sources
- [117-hr-8543 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8543)

## Related
- [117-hr-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1448)
- [117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3537)
- [117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5142)
- [117-hr-3919: Secure Equipment Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3919)
- [117-hr-9092: Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-9092)
- [117-hr-8913: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8913)
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