[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 33 (Wednesday, March 3, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E333]
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       IN SUPPORT OF THE WIRELESS PRIVACY ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 1999

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                           HON. ANNA G. ESHOO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, March 3, 1999

  Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, I'd like to submit for the Record that I 
would have voted ``yes'' if I'd been present for the vote on the 
Wireless Privacy Enhancement Act of 1999.
  This important legislation strengthens and clarifies prohibitions on 
electronic eavesdropping.
  Mr. Speaker, specifically, this legislation makes it illegal to 
intentionally intercept calls or to intentionally divulge the content 
of private calls. Additionally, it increases the penalties for 
violators and requires the FCC to investigate violations.
  This legislation is essentially the same wireless scanner legislation 
that the House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved last session.
  As an original co-sponsor of the Wireless Privacy Enhancement Act of 
1999, I'm pleased my colleagues saw fit to pass the legislation by a 
403 to 3 vote margin. As I stated before, had I been present for this 
vote, I would have joined my colleagues in their near unanimous support 
for this legislation.

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