HR 1449 · 102th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

Telephone Privacy Act of 1991

Introduced 1991-03-14· Sponsored by Rep. Synar, Mike [D-OK-2]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.(1992-03-18)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Telephone Privacy Act of 1991 - Amends the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 to permit the use of caller identification systems (i.e., devices which allow the recipient of a telephone call to determine individually identifying information about the caller or the originating number) if the provider enables the telephone call originator to block receipt of the identifying information. Authorizes civil suits against providers who provide caller identification systems to call recipients without providing blocking capability to call originators.…

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1 Democrat