18 U.S.C. § 3126
Reports concerning pen registers and trap and trace devices
United States · Title 18 — CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Status: effective
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- 18 U.S.C. § 3126, Reports concerning pen registers and trap and trace devices, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/449763
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The Attorney General shall annually report to Congress on the number of pen register orders and orders for trap and trace devices applied for by law enforcement agencies of the Department of Justice, which report shall include information concerning—
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.
- Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Continued Reporting of Intercepted Wire, Oral, and Electronic Communications ActHouse: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally