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Consumer Telephone Records Protection Act of 2007

Introduced: February 6, 2007 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Feb 7, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
Feb 7, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Feb 6, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 6, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Consumer Telephone Records Protection Act of 2007 - Makes it unlawful for any person in interstate commerce to knowingly and intentionally: (1) obtain confidential phone records information under false pretenses; (2) sell or transfer confidential phone records information without prior authorization from the customer; and (3) receive or purchase confidential phone records information. Provides for Federal Trade Commission (FTC) enforcement of such provisions.

Makes such provisions inapplicable to law enforcement agencies.

Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require a telecommunication carrier to notify a customer of any incidents in which proprietary network information relating to such customer is disclosed to someone other than the customer.

What's happening now February 7, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Feb 14, 2007
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Feb 6, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 852: Consumer Telephone Records Protection Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-852/
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"H.R. 852: Consumer Telephone Records Protection Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-852/.
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H.R. 852, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-852/.
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