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International Communications Privacy Act

Introduced: September 8, 2017 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 21, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Sep 8, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 8, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

International Communications Privacy Act

This bill establishes a framework governing law enforcement access to electronic communications data, regardless of where the data is stored.

What's happening now September 21, 2017

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1671 Identical bill International Communications Privacy Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Sep 11, 2017
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Sep 11, 2017
 D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Sep 11, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3718: International Communications Privacy Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3718/
MLA
"H.R. 3718: International Communications Privacy Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3718/.
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H.R. 3718, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3718/.
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[H.R. 3718: International Communications Privacy Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3718/)
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