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HR 5873 98th Congress Crime and Law Enforcement

A bill to amend chapter 93 (relating to public officers and employees) of title 18 of the United States Code to forbid the recording by Federal officers and employees of telephone conversations…

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A bill to amend chapter 93 (relating to public officers and employees) of title 18 of the United States Code to forbid the recording by Federal officers and employees of telephone conversations without the consent of all parties to such conversations.

Introduced: June 15, 1984 See on congress.gov
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5873: A bill to amend chapter 93 (relating to public officers and employees) of title 18 of the United States Code to forbid the recording by Federal officers and employees of telephone conversations without the consent of all parties to such conversations.. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-5873/
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"H.R. 5873: A bill to amend chapter 93 (relating to public officers and employees) of title 18 of the United States Code to forbid the recording by Federal officers and employees of telephone conversations without the consent of all parties to such conversations.." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-5873/.
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H.R. 5873, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-5873/.
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[H.R. 5873: A bill to amend chapter 93 (relating to public officers and employees) of title 18 of the United States Code to forbid the recording by Federal officers and employees of telephone conversations without the consent of all parties to such conversations.](https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-5873/)
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