A bill to establish judicial practices and procedures to protect constitutional rights and liberties involved in the disclosure of records of private communications.
Communications Privacy Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit all disclosures of telephone records except through service of a court subpena meeting specified criteria.
Requires in all cases, except where the telephone subscriber is a foreign power, that the party subpoenaing the records notify the subscriber simultaneously that records of his telephone conversations are being subpoenaed. Allows such notification to be postponed if the Government satisfies the court that notification would impede an ongoing criminal investigation or would hamper the Government's ability to protect national security interests.
Prohibits the telephone company from responding to such a subpena for at least ten days.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
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