HR 424 · 98th Congress · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

Federal Privacy of Telephone Records Act

Introduced 1983-01-03· Sponsored by Rep. Weiss, Ted [D-NY-17]· 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 Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice.(1983-02-09)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Federal Privacy of Telephone Records Act - States as a purpose of this Act the protection of private telecommunications records from unwarranted disclosure. Amends the Privacy Act to prohibit any Federal agency from disclosing telephone record information to any person except: (1) upon written consent of the customer to whom the information pertains; (2) to a U.S. attorney who determines that disclosure is required for a proceeding before a court or grand jury which arose out of the investigation for which the information was acquired; or (3) to a Federal authority for the purpose of conducting intelligence activities. Requires that a telephone record custodian be designated in each Federal agency which maintains telephone record information to carry out such requirement. Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit a service provider from disclosing telephone record information except to a Government authority under specified circumstances or with the specific authorization of the customer identified by the record. States that record information may be disclosed which does not identify a particular customer. Sets forth the procedures by which a supervisory officer of a Federa…

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