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HR 8549 116th Congress Armed Forces and National Security

To prohibit the retention of incidentally acquired communications in the course of intelligence collection activities.

Introduced: October 9, 2020 See on congress.gov
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8549: To prohibit the retention of incidentally acquired communications in the course of intelligence collection activities.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8549/
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"H.R. 8549: To prohibit the retention of incidentally acquired communications in the course of intelligence collection activities.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8549/.
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H.R. 8549, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8549/.
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[H.R. 8549: To prohibit the retention of incidentally acquired communications in the course of intelligence collection activities.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8549/)
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