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S.493: Wireless Telephone Protection Act
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 105th Congress
- This bill is primarily about law
- Introduced March 20, 1997
- Latest Major Action April 24, 1998
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
9 (4 Democrats, 6 Republicans)
Bill Summary
Wireless Telephone Protection Act - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit knowingly using, producing, trafficking in, having control or custody of, or possessing hardware or software knowing that it has been configured to insert or modify telecommunication identifying information associated with or contained in a telecommunications instrument so that such instrument may be used to obtain telecommunications service without authorization....
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
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Referred to Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism, Government.
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Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
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Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Hatch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 167.
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Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
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The substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
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Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
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Received in the House.
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Message on Senate action sent to the House.
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
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Committee on Judiciary discharged.
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Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 368.
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Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2460 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Bill is open to amendments. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill. After passage of the bill, it shall be in order to consider in the House S. 493. It shall be in order to consider a motion to strike all after the enacting clause of the Senate bill and insert in lieu thereof the provisions of H.R. 2460 as passed by the House.
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The House struck all after the enacting clause and inserted in lieu thereof the provisions of a similar measure H.R. 2460. Agreed to without objection.
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On passage Passed without objection.
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Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
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A similar measure H.R. 2460 was laid on the table without objection.
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Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate bill.
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Senate agreed House amendments by Unanimous Consent.
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Cleared for White House.
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Message on Senate action sent to the House.
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Presented to President.
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Signed by President.
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Became Public Law No: 105-172.
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| March 20, 1997 |
Introduced in the Senate by Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) |