H.R. 3503

E-Mail Privacy Act of 2005

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109th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 3503

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

July 28, 2005

Mr. Cannon (for himself and Mr. Inslee) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To ensure privacy for e-mail communications.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the E-Mail Privacy Act of 2005.

2.

Clarification of the definition of intercept

Section 2510(4) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking through the use of any electronic, mechanical, or other device. and inserting contemporaneous with transit, or on an ongoing basis during transit, through the use of any electronic, mechanical, or other device or process, notwithstanding that the communication may simultaneously be in electronic storage;.