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- H.R.6588
H.R.6588: Electronic Device Privacy Act of 2008
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 110th Congress
- This bill is primarily about law
- Introduced July 23, 2008
- Latest Major Action July 23, 2008
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Bill Summary
Electronic Device Privacy Act of 2008 - Prohibits any person acting under U.S. authority, derived from a sovereign's power to search at its border, from searching the electronic contents of a laptop computer or other similar device of a person entering the United States. Allows searches based on lawful authority other than a sovereign's power to search at its border. Defines "laptop computer or other similar device" to include any electronic...
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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| July 23, 2008 |
Introduced in the House by Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) |