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Version 35 · Passed Senate amended · Nov 19, 1999
Makes a provision of the Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act of 1995 which terminates on December 31, 1999, all reporting requirements contained on a list prepared by the Clerk of the House of Representatives for the first session of the 103d Congress inapplicable to certain reporting requirements under specified Federal provisions and Acts, including the requirements for the Department of Justice's annual report on crime statistics and the Immigration and Naturalization Service's annual statistical report.Continued Reporting of Intercepted Wire, Oral, and Electronic Communications Act - Amends the Federal criminal code to: (1) exempt from such termination requirement certain annual reports concerning the authorized interception of wire, oral, and electronic communications; (2) require such reports to include specified additional information regarding encryption encountered and its impact beginning with the FY 2000 report; and (3) add to the information required to be included in annual reports concerning the use of pen registers and trap and trace devices.
People & committees
Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6] · R–IL
Legislative record
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Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Amendment SP 2786 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
Amendment SP 2786 proposed by Senator Collins for Senator Leahy.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S14878-14881)
Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3111.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10730-10731)
Mr. Smith (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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