HR 514 · 106th Congress · Science, Technology, Communications

Wireless Privacy Enhancement Act of 1999

Introduced 1999-02-03· Sponsored by Rep. Wilson, Heather [R-NM-1]· House

Bill Progress

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Latest: Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.(1999-03-03)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 1999-02-25
Roll #28
Yea 403Nay 3
Democrats
190 Yea·2 Nay
Republicans
212 Yea·1 Nay
PassedHouse · 1999-02-25
Roll #28
Yea 403Nay 3
Democrats
190 Yea·2 Nay
Republicans
212 Yea·1 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Wireless Privacy Enhancement Act of 1999 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit modifying any electronic communication device, equipment, or system in a manner which causes it to fail to comply with regulations governing electronic eavesdropping devices. Directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to prescribe regulations (and review and revise them when necessary in response to changes in technology and behavior) denying equipment authorization for any scanning receiver capable of: (1) receiving transmissions in frequencies allocated to the domestic cellular or personal communications service; (2) being readily altered to receive such transmissions; (3) being equipped with decoders that convert domestic cellular or personal communications service or protected specialized mobile radio service transmissions to analog voice audio, or which convert protected paging service transmissions to alphanumeric text; or (4) being equipped with devices that otherwise encode encrypted radio transmissions for purposes of unauthorized interception. Directs the FCC, with respect to scanning receivers capable of receiving transmissions in frequencies used by commercial mobile se…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 514, Wireless Privacy Enhancement Act of 1999

Feb 22, 1999

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Commerce on February 11, 1999

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Cosponsors (16)

5 Democrats11 Republicans