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18 U.S.C. § 2711

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United States · Title 18 — CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Status: effective

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18 U.S.C. § 2711, Definitions for chapter, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/449677
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As used in this chapter— the term “court of competent jurisdiction” includes— any district court of the United States (including a magistrate judge of such a court) or any United States court of appeals that—

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.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 99-508(H.R. 4952)1986-10-21
    Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 100-618(S. 2361)1988-11-05
    Video Privacy Protection Act of 1988
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 107-56(H.R. 3162)2001-10-26
    Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001
    House: 357–66Senate: 98–1
  • Amended byPub. L. 109-177(H.R. 3199)2006-03-09
    USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005
    House: 202–224Senate: 89–10
  • Amended byPub. L. 111-79(S. 1289)2009-10-19
    Foreign Evidence Request Efficiency Act of 2009
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 114-328(S. 2943)2016-12-23
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017
    House: 375–34Senate: 92–7