18 U.S.C. § 2519
Reports concerning intercepted wire, oral, or electronic communications
United States · Title 18 — CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Status: effective
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- 18 U.S.C. § 2519, Reports concerning intercepted wire, oral, or electronic communications, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/449661
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In January of each year, any judge who has issued an order (or an extension thereof) under section 2518 that expired during the preceding year, or who has denied approval of an interception during that year, shall report to the Administrative Office of the United States Courts—
In March of each year the Attorney General, an Assistant Attorney General specially designated by the Attorney General, or the principal prosecuting attorney of a State, or the principal prosecuting attorney for any political subdivision of a State, shall report to the Administrative Office of the United States Courts—
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. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.
- Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Continued Reporting of Intercepted Wire, Oral, and Electronic Communications ActHouse: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Federal Judiciary Administrative Improvements Act of 2010House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally