Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 (P.L. 99-508)

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Public Law

Bills

• H.R. 6343, Introduced October 1, 1984
• H.R. 3378, Introduced September 19, 1985
• H.R. 4952, Introduced June 5, 1986
• H.R. 4952, Reported June 19, 1986
• H.R. 4952, Received June 24, 1986
• S. 1667, Introduced September 19, 1985
• S. 2575, Ordered and referred October 1, 1986
• S. 2575, Reported and placed on Senate Calendar October 2, 1986

Reports

• House Report No. 99-647, To accompany H.R. 4952, June 19, 1986
• Senate Report No. 99-541, To accompany S. 2575, October 17, 1986]

Hearings and Related Documents

• 1984: Civil Liberties and the National Security State, hearings before the Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, 98th Congress, 1st and 2nd Sessions, November 2, 3, 1983 and January 24, April 5, and September 26, 1984
• Electronic Communications Privacy Act, hearing before the Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, 99th Congress, 1st and 2nd Sessions, on H.R. 3378, September 26, October 24, 1985, January 30, and March 5, 1986
• Oversight on Communications Privacy, hearing before the Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, 98th Congress, 2nd Session, September 12, 1984
• Electronic Communication Privacy, hearing before the Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, 99th Congress, 1st Session, on S.1667, November 13, 1985

Debates

• Electronic Surveillance Act of 198, Congressional Record E4107 October 1, 1984
• Remarks by Mr. Leahy for himself and Mr. Mathias, Congressional Record 24365 September 19, 1985
• Electronic Communication Privacy Act of 1985, Congressional Record 24396 September 19, 1985
• Remarks] by Mr. Leahy for himself and Mr. Mathias, Congressional Record S7991 June 19, 1986
• Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986, Congressional Record H4039 June 23, 1986
• Measures Placed on the Calendar, Congressional Record S8315 June 24, 1986
• Electronic Communications Privacy Act, Congressional Record S14441 October 1, 1986
• Referral of S. 2575, Congressional Record S14453 October 1, 1986
• Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986, Congressional Record H8977 October 2, 1986

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