Bill #	Name (Sponsor)	Summary	Status
H.R. 3048	Presidential Threat Protection Act of 2000 (McCollum)	"Authorizes the use of administrative subpoenas (subpoenas without the oversight of a judge) by the FBI, DEA, INS or any other agency within the Department of Justice to seize information relating to the apprehension of fugitives, and by the Secret Service to seize information relating to threats against the President and other officials. This would permit the government to obtain private records without notifying the individuals who own the records."	10/7/99: Introduced and referred to House Judiciary Committee. 10/15/99: Referred to Subcommittee on Crime. 3/16/00: Amended and reported back to Judiciary Committee. 5/24/00: Amended and reported back to the floor. 6/26/00: Passed the House under suspension of the rules. 6/27/00: Received by the Senate. 10/13/00: Passed the Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
S. 2516	Fugitive Apprehension Act of 2000 (Thurmond)	"Authorizes the use of administrative subpoenas (subpoenas without the oversight of a judge) by the FBI, DEA, INS, and other agencies within the Department of Justice to seize information relating to the apprehension of fugitives. This would permit the government to obtain private records without notifying the individuals who own the records."	5/8/00: Introduced and referred to Senate Judiciary Committee. 7/20/00: Amended and reported back to the floor. 7/26/00: Passed the Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. 7/27/00: Received by the House; referred to House Judiciary Committee. 8/3/00: Referred to Subcommittee on Crime.
HR 5018	Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 2000 (Canady/Hutchinson)	Establishes provisions for the public reports on law enforcement's interception of stored communications; Places new restrictions on the use of pen registers and trap and trace devices."	7/27/00: Introduced and referred to Judiciary Committee. 8/23/00: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. 9/6/00: Subcommittee hearing held. CDT testified. 9/14/00 - Passed out of subcommittee, referred to full committee. 9/26/00 - Amended and reported by full committee 10/4/00 - Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 106-932.
HR 4987	Digital Privacy Act of 2000 (Barr/Emerson)	Strengthens restrictions on the issuance of pen register and trap and trace device orders; requires a showing of probable cause for the disclosure of location information by mobile service providers."	7/27/00: Introduced and referred to Judiciary Committee. 9/6/00: Subcommittee hearing held. CDT testified.
HR. 4908	Notice of Electronic Monitoring Act (Canady/Barr) (see also S. 2898)	Requires that employers monitoring their employees' wire, oral, or electronic communications give annual notice to that effect."	7/20/00: Introduced and referred to Judiciary Committee. 7/25/00: Referred to Subcommittee on the Constitution. 9/6/00: Subcommittee hearing held. CDT testified.
S. 2898	Notice of Electronic Monitoring Act (Schumer)	Requires that employers monitoring their employees' wire, oral, or electronic communciations give annual notice to that effect."	7/20/00: Introduced and referred to Judiciary Committee.
S.2448	Internet Integrity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2000 (Hatch/Schumer)	Increases penalties for computer crimes and eliminates threshold for federal prosecution. Makes it illegal to send spam with false identification information. Sets privacy standards for satellite TV subscriber info. Requires websites to give notice and opt-out. Makes fraudulent access to personal information a crime.	4/12/00 Introduced and referred to Judiciary Committee. 5/25/00 Hearing held. CDT testimony. 10/5/00 Senate Judiciary Committee reported substitute version of S.2448
	S. 2092	(Schumer)	Amends title 18, United States Code, to extend the use of pen registers and trap and trace devices to the Internet, to give such orders nation wide reach, and modify computer crime law. CDT analysis.	2/24/00 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
HR 4246	Cyber Security Information Act of 2000 (Davis-Moran)	Creates FOIA exemption for cybersecurity information. CDT analysis.	4/12/00: Introduced and referred to the Judiciary Committee and Committee on Government Reform. 5/8/00: Referred by Committee on Government Reform to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology. 6/22/00: Subcommittee hearings held.
S 2430	Internet Security Act of 2000 (Leahy)	Amends computer crime law, strengthens privacy standards for pen registers.	4/13/00 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
S 1769	Continued Reporting of Intercepted Wire, Oral, and Electronic Communications Act (Leahy)	Preserves the important reporting requirements for wiretapping which were set to expire.	10/22/99 Introduced and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. 10/28/99 Reported favorably with amendment. 11/5/99 Passed Senate by unanimous consent. 11/8/99 Referred to House Judiciary Committee. 11/18/99 Passed by House with amendment. 5/2/2000 Enacted as Public Law No: 106-197
S 9	Safe Schools, Safe Streets and Secure Borders Act of 1999 (Daschle)	Omnibus crime bill of Senate Democrats, includes sec. 8312, enhancing privacy protections for stored electronic data.	1/19/99 Referred to Judiciary Committee.
HR 514	Wireless Privacy Enhancement Act of 1999 (Wilson)	To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic eavesdropping	Introduced 2/3/99. Referred to the Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Telecommunications. 2/3/99 Subcommittee hearing.CDT Testimony. 2/11/99 Approved by House Commerce Committee. 2/25/99 Amended and passed by the House. 3/3/99 Received in the Senate, referred to Commerce Committee.
HR 438	Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999 (Shimkus)	Establishes 911 as nationwide emergency number, limits commercial disclosure or reuse of location information from mobile telephones. Senate Companion: S. 800.	2/2/99Introduced and referred to Commerce Committee. 2/3/99 Telecommunications Subcommittee hearing. CDT testimony. 2/11/99 Approved by full Committee. 2/24/99 Amended and passed by the House. Enacted as S. 800 (See below).
S 411	Clone Pager Authorization Act of 1999 (DeWine)	Requires court order for use of clone pagers by law enforcement.	2/11/99 Introduced and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
HR 1159	Protection of Children From On-Line Predators and Exploitation Act of 1999 (Johnson)	Creates Child Cybersmuggling Center, expands use of wiretaps.	3/17/99 Introduced and referred to Committee on Ways and Means and Committee on the Judiciary. 3/25/99 Referred to Subcommitee on Crime.
S. 781	Telephone Privacy Act of 1999 (Feinstein)	Requires 2 party consent for recording telephone calls.	4/13/99 Introduced and referred to Judiciary Committee.
S. 854	E-RIGHTS (Leahy)	Establish standards for law enforcement access to location information, decryption assistance for encrypted communications, and stored electronic information. Affirms right to use and sell encryption products.	4/21/99 Introduced and referred to Judiciary Committee.
S. 782	Patients' Telephone Privacy Act of 1999 (Feinstein)	Limits health care providers recording of patients phone calls.	4/13/99 Introduced and referred to Judiciary Committee.
S. 800	Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999 (Burns)	Establishes 911 as nationwide emergency number, limits commercial disclosure or reuse of location information from mobile telephones. (House companion: HR 438.)	4/14/99 Introduced and referred to the Commerce Committee Communications Subcommittee. 5/12/99 Hearing held. 8/4/99 Reported to Senate with amendments on. 8/5/99 Passed Senate with amendments by unanimous consent. 10/12/99 Passed House 424-2. 10/26/99 Signed by President, Public Law 106-81.

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