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Secure Telephone Operations Act of 2006

Introduced: January 31, 2006 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 16, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jan 31, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 31, 2006
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Secure Telephone Operations Act of 2006 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit the sale of telephone customer proprietary network information.

What's happening now February 16, 2006

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 4709 Related bill Telephone Records and Privacy Protection Act of 2006
  • HR 4714 Related bill Phone Records Protection Act of 2006
  • S 2177 Related bill Phone Records Protection Act of 2006
  • S 2178 Related bill Consumer Telephone Records Protection Act of 2006
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Mar 2, 2006
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Jan 3, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4657: Secure Telephone Operations Act of 2006. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4657/
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"H.R. 4657: Secure Telephone Operations Act of 2006." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4657/.
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H.R. 4657, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4657/.
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