S.936: E-Mail Privacy Act of 2005

About This Bill

  • This bill was introduced in the 109th Congress
  • This bill is primarily about law
  • Introduced April 28, 2005
  • Latest Major Action April 28, 2005

Bill Summary

E-Mail Privacy Act of 2005 - Amends wiretap provisions of the Federal criminal code to revise the definition of "intercept" to mean the aural or other acquisition of the contents of any wire, electronic, or oral communication contemporaneous with transit, or on an ongoing basis during transit, through the use of any electronic, mechanical, or other device or process, notwithstanding that the communication may simultaneously be in electronic...

(Source: Library of Congress)

Bill Actions

Date Description
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
April 28, 2005

Introduced in the Senate by Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.)

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