18 U.S.C. § 1039
Fraud and related activity in connection with obtaining confidential phone records information of a covered entity
United States · Title 18 — CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Status: effective
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- 18 U.S.C. § 1039, Fraud and related activity in connection with obtaining confidential phone records information of a covered entity, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/449104
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Whoever, in interstate or foreign commerce, knowingly and intentionally obtains, or attempts to obtain, confidential phone records information of a covered entity, by—
In this section:
The term “confidential phone records information” means information that—
The term “covered entity”—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Telephone Records and Privacy Protection Act of 2006House: 409–0Senate: no recorded tally