Public Law 105-172 · S. 493 · Became law

Wireless Telephone Protection Act

Official title: “To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to scanning receivers and similar devices.”

House: without objection · Senate: without objection
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The House passed it without objection on February 26, 1998. No individual votes are recorded.

The Senate passed it without objection on April 1, 1998. No individual votes are recorded.

It became law on April 24, 1998.

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