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To amend title 18, United States Code, to authorize the Federal Bureau of Investigation to obtain certain telephone subscriber information.

Public Law 103-142 · H.R. 175 · 103rd Congress · began in the House

Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Nov 17, 1993 · Crime and Law Enforcement

Sponsor: Rep. Don Edwards (D-CA-16)

Cosponsors (1): Rep. Henry Hyde

Passage votesYeaNay

HouseRecorded vote: 367 yea, 6 nay367–6
SenateVoice vote

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The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.

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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

Authorizes the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation or his designee in a position not lower than Deputy Assistant Director to request: (1) the name, address, length of service, and toll billing records of a person or entity (person) if the Director certifies in writing to the wire or electronic communication service provider that such information is relevant to an authorized foreign counterintelligence investigation and that there are specific, articulable facts giving reason to believe that the person is a foreign power or agent (current law does not specify the type of information sought or the position of the designee); and (2) the name, address, and length of service of a person if the Director certifies that the information sought is relevant to an authorized foreign counterintelligence investigation and that there are specific and articulable facts giving reason to believe that communication facilities registered in the name of the person have been used in communication with an individual who is or has been engaged in international terrorism or clandestine intelligence activities, or with a foreign power or agent concerning international terrorism or clandestine intelligence activities, that involve or may involve a violation of U.S. criminal statutes.

Requires the Director to report semi-annually to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees concerning requests for information under this Act.

Who voted for it

Every House member of the 103rd Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 367 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.

367 yea6 nay57 present or did not vote

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Democrats who voted yea(216)

Rep. Ronald DellumsD-CA-9
Rep. Mel WattD-NC-12
Rep. Barbara-Rose CollinsD-MI-15
Rep. John ConyersD-MI-14
Rep. Sidney YatesD-IL-9
Rep. Jerrold NadlerD-NY-8
Rep. Cardiss CollinsD-IL-7
Rep. Henry GonzálezD-TX-20
Rep. Louis StokesD-OH-11
Rep. Michael KopetskiD-OR-5
Rep. Donald PayneD-NJ-10
Rep. Nancy PelosiD-CA-8
Rep. Pete StarkD-CA-13
Rep. Don EdwardsD-CA-16
Rep. Nydia VelázquezD-NY-12
Rep. William CoyneD-PA-14
Rep. Bobby RushD-IL-1
Rep. Carrie MeekD-FL-17
Rep. Jim McDermottD-WA-7
Rep. David BoniorD-MI-10
Rep. John LewisD-GA-5
Rep. Barney FrankD-MA-4
Rep. José SerranoD-NY-16
Rep. Lucille Roybal-AllardD-CA-33
Rep. Thomas FogliettaD-PA-1
Rep. Lucien BlackwellD-PA-2
Rep. Allan SwiftD-WA-2
Rep. William FordD-MI-13
Rep. Eliot EngelD-NY-17
Rep. Martin SaboD-MN-5
Rep. Bobby ScottD-VA-3
Rep. Floyd FlakeD-NY-6
Rep. Henry WaxmanD-CA-29
Rep. James OberstarD-MN-8
Rep. Bob FilnerD-CA-50
Rep. Norman MinetaD-CA-15
Rep. Lynn WoolseyD-CA-6
Rep. Cleo FieldsD-LA-4
Rep. Julian DixonD-CA-32
Rep. Eva ClaytonD-NC-1
Rep. George BrownD-CA-42
Rep. Mel ReynoldsD-IL-2
Rep. George MillerD-CA-7
Rep. Bruce VentoD-MN-4
Rep. Lane EvansD-IL-17
Rep. Ed MarkeyD-MA-7
Rep. Howard BermanD-CA-26
Rep. Michael SynarD-OK-2
Rep. Jim ClyburnD-SC-6
Rep. Gerry StuddsD-MA-10
Rep. Robert MatsuiD-CA-5
Rep. Maurice HincheyD-NY-26
Rep. Dave ObeyD-WI-7
Rep. Dick GephardtD-MO-3
Rep. Sam GejdensonD-CT-2
Rep. John DingellD-MI-16
Rep. Corrine BrownD-FL-3
Rep. John MoakleyD-MA-9
Rep. Kweisi MfumeD-MD-7
Rep. Luis GutiérrezD-IL-4
Rep. Albert WynnD-MD-4
Rep. Jack BrooksD-TX-9
Rep. Alan WheatD-MO-5
Rep. Victor FazioD-CA-3
Rep. Walter TuckerD-CA-37
Rep. Ed PastorD-AZ-2
Rep. Alan MollohanD-WV-1
Rep. William NatcherD-KY-2
Rep. Elizabeth FurseD-OR-1
Rep. Anthony BeilensonD-CA-24
Rep. Anna EshooD-CA-14
Rep. Joseph KennedyD-MA-8
Rep. Thomas AndrewsD-ME-1
Rep. Gary AckermanD-NY-5
Rep. Ronald ColemanD-TX-16
Rep. Daniel RostenkowskiD-IL-5
Rep. Bill ClayD-MO-1
Rep. Nita LoweyD-NY-18
Rep. Harry JohnstonD-FL-19
Rep. Thomas SawyerD-OH-14
Rep. Peter ViscloskyD-IN-1
Rep. Steny HoyerD-MD-5
Rep. Jack ReedD-RI-2
Rep. Louise SlaughterD-NY-28
Rep. Richard NealD-MA-2
Rep. John MurthaD-PA-12
Rep. Francis McCloskeyD-IN-8
Rep. Charles RoseD-NC-7
Rep. Neal SmithD-IA-4
Rep. Rick BoucherD-VA-9
Rep. Richard DurbinD-IL-20
Rep. Chuck SchumerD-NY-9
Rep. Barbara KennellyD-CT-1
Rep. Thomas MantonD-NY-7
Rep. George HochbruecknerD-NY-1
Rep. Robert BorskiD-PA-3
Rep. Sam GibbonsD-FL-11
Rep. Benjamin CardinD-MD-3
Rep. Jim MoranD-VA-8
Rep. Ron WydenD-OR-3
Rep. Dale KildeeD-MI-9
Rep. Matthew MartínezD-CA-31
Rep. William RichardsonD-NM-3
Rep. John BryantD-TX-5
Rep. Sander LevinD-MI-12
Rep. Tom LantosD-CA-12
Rep. Paul KanjorskiD-PA-11
Rep. Gene GreenD-TX-29
Rep. Robert WiseD-WV-2
Rep. Ray ThorntonD-AR-2
Rep. Bill HefnerD-NC-8
Rep. Bob MenendezD-NJ-13
Rep. David PriceD-NC-4
Rep. Ted StricklandD-OH-6
Rep. John LaFalceD-NY-29
Rep. Karan EnglishD-AZ-6
Rep. Butler DerrickD-SC-3
Rep. Jerry KleczkaD-WI-4
Rep. Marty MeehanD-MA-5
Rep. Thomas BarrettD-WI-5
Rep. Philip SharpD-IN-2
Rep. Tony HallD-OH-3
Rep. Herbert KleinD-NJ-8
Rep. Martin FrostD-TX-24
Rep. Michael McNultyD-NY-21
Rep. Bob CarrD-MI-8
Rep. Peter DeutschD-FL-20
Rep. Frank TejedaD-TX-28
Rep. Pete PetersonD-FL-2
Rep. Ron KlinkD-PA-4
Rep. William HughesD-NJ-2
Rep. Nick RahallD-WV-3
Rep. Buddy DardenD-GA-7
Rep. Bart StupakD-MI-1
Rep. Solomon OrtizD-TX-27
Rep. Kika de la GarzaD-TX-15
Rep. Lynn SchenkD-CA-49
Rep. Tom BevillD-AL-4
Rep. Larry LaRoccoD-ID-1
Rep. Patricia SchroederD-CO-1
Rep. Maria CantwellD-WA-1
Rep. Frank PalloneD-NJ-6
Rep. George SangmeisterD-IL-11
Rep. Karen ShepherdD-UT-2
Rep. Marcy KapturD-OH-9
Rep. Jane HarmanD-CA-36
Rep. Samuel CoppersmithD-AZ-1
Rep. Charles WilsonD-TX-2
Rep. John SprattD-SC-5
Rep. Jill Long ThompsonD-IN-4
Rep. Karen ThurmanD-FL-5
Rep. Marjorie Margolies-MezvinskyD-PA-13
Rep. Pat DannerD-MO-6
Rep. Earl PomeroyD-ND
Rep. David MannD-OH-1
Rep. Bart GordonD-TN-6
Rep. Jay InsleeD-WA-4
Rep. Stephen NealD-NC-5
Rep. Tim JohnsonD-SD
Rep. Paul McHaleD-PA-15
Rep. Romano MazzoliD-KY-3
Rep. Peter HoaglandD-NE-2
Rep. Bud CramerD-AL-5
Rep. Daniel GlickmanD-KS-4
Rep. Jim ChapmanD-TX-1
Rep. Harold VolkmerD-MO-9
Rep. Eric FingerhutD-OH-19
Rep. James BilbrayD-NV-1
Rep. Cal DooleyD-CA-20
Rep. Douglas ApplegateD-OH-18
Rep. Scotty BaeslerD-KY-6
Rep. James TraficantD-OH-17
Rep. Richard LehmanD-CA-19
Rep. Timothy RoemerD-IN-3
Rep. Blanche LincolnD-AR-1
Rep. John BrowderD-AL-3
Rep. Tim HoldenD-PA-6
Rep. Don JohnsonD-GA-10
Rep. Jerry CostelloD-IL-12
Rep. Gregory LaughlinD-TX-14
Rep. Lewis PayneD-VA-5
Rep. Richard SwettD-NH-2
Rep. Chet EdwardsD-TX-11
Rep. Michael AndrewsD-TX-25
Rep. Lee HamiltonD-IN-9
Rep. Sonny MontgomeryD-MS-3
Rep. William LipinskiD-IL-3
Rep. James SlatteryD-KS-2
Rep. Marilyn LloydD-TN-3
Rep. Owen PickettD-VA-2
Rep. James BarciaD-MI-5
Rep. William BrewsterD-OK-3
Rep. David MingeD-MN-2
Rep. Ike SkeltonD-MO-4
Rep. Tim ValentineD-NC-2
Rep. David McCurdyD-OK-4
Rep. James RowlandD-GA-8
Rep. Norman SisiskyD-VA-4
Rep. William SarpaliusD-TX-13
Rep. John TannerD-TN-8
Rep. Glenn EnglishD-OK-6
Rep. Glenn PoshardD-IL-19
Rep. Andrew JacobsD-IN-10
Rep. Austin MurphyD-PA-20
Rep. James HayesD-LA-7
Rep. Collin PetersonD-MN-7
Rep. Pete GerenD-TX-12
Rep. Nathan DealD-GA-9
Rep. Mike ParkerD-MS-4
Rep. Gary ConditD-CA-18
Rep. Timothy PennyD-MN-1
Rep. William OrtonD-UT-3
Rep. Billy TauzinD-LA-3
Rep. Charlie StenholmD-TX-17
Rep. Ralph HallD-TX-4
Rep. Gene TaylorD-MS-5

Republicans who voted yea(151)

Rep. Constance MorellaR-MD-8
Rep. Benjamin GilmanR-NY-20
Rep. Sherry BoehlertR-NY-23
Rep. Hamilton FishR-NY-19
Rep. Christopher ShaysR-CT-4
Rep. Nancy JohnsonR-CT-6
Rep. Olympia SnoweR-ME-2
Rep. Amo HoughtonR-NY-31
Rep. Ronald MachtleyR-RI-1
Rep. Chris SmithR-NJ-4
Rep. Stephen HornR-CA-38
Rep. Jim LeachR-IA-1
Rep. Marge RoukemaR-NJ-5
Rep. Dean GalloR-NJ-11
Rep. Arthur RavenelR-SC-1
Rep. Paul GillmorR-OH-5
Rep. Lincoln Diaz-BalartR-FL-21
Rep. Peter TorkildsenR-MA-6
Rep. Steven GundersonR-WI-3
Rep. William ClingerR-PA-5
Rep. Wayne GilchrestR-MD-1
Rep. Peter BluteR-MA-3
Rep. Herbert BatemanR-VA-1
Rep. Jim GreenwoodR-PA-8
Rep. John PorterR-IL-10
Rep. Ileana Ros-LehtinenR-FL-18
Rep. Jan MeyersR-KS-3
Rep. Jim WalshR-NY-25
Rep. Ralph RegulaR-OH-16
Rep. Rick LazioR-NY-2
Rep. Doug BereuterR-NE-1
Rep. Gary FranksR-CT-5
Rep. Steven SchiffR-NM-1
Rep. Michael CastleR-DE
Rep. Jim SaxtonR-NJ-3
Rep. Jack QuinnR-NY-30
Rep. Bob FranksR-NJ-7
Rep. Curt WeldonR-PA-7
Rep. Rick SantorumR-PA-18
Rep. Helen BentleyR-MD-2
Rep. Frederick GrandyR-IA-5
Rep. Dave HobsonR-OH-7
Rep. Don YoungR-AK
Rep. Susan MolinariR-NY-13
Rep. Alex McMillanR-NC-9
Rep. Hal RogersR-KY-5
Rep. Fred UptonR-MI-6
Rep. John KasichR-OH-12
Rep. Jerry LewisR-CA-40
Rep. John MyersR-IN-7
Rep. Joseph SkeenR-NM-2
Rep. Scott KlugR-WI-2
Rep. Henry HydeR-IL-6
Rep. Jim McCreryR-LA-5
Rep. Scott McInnisR-CO-3
Rep. Jim KolbeR-AZ-5
Rep. Clay ShawR-FL-22
Rep. Deborah PryceR-OH-15
Rep. Frank WolfR-VA-10
Rep. Bill ThomasR-CA-21
Rep. W. Bill YoungR-FL-10
Rep. Richard ZimmerR-NJ-12
Rep. Martin HokeR-OH-10
Rep. Michael BilirakisR-FL-9
Rep. Donald SundquistR-TN-7
Rep. Michael HuffingtonR-CA-22
Rep. Ken CalvertR-CA-43
Rep. David LevyR-NY-4
Rep. Robert LivingstonR-LA-1
Rep. William GoodlingR-PA-19
Rep. Bill EmersonR-MO-8
Rep. Jim RamstadR-MN-3
Rep. Floyd SpenceR-SC-2
Rep. Robert MichelR-IL-18
Rep. Dave CampR-MI-4
Rep. Michael OxleyR-OH-4
Rep. Barbara VucanovichR-NV-2
Rep. John McHughR-NY-24
Rep. Jay DickeyR-AR-4
Rep. Elton GalleglyR-CA-23
Rep. Jennifer DunnR-WA-8
Rep. Pete KingR-NY-3
Rep. Tom BlileyR-VA-7
Rep. Terry EverettR-AL-2
Rep. Harris FawellR-IL-13
Rep. Jim TalentR-MO-2
Rep. Denny HastertR-IL-14
Rep. Charles CanadyR-FL-12
Rep. Bill BarrettR-NE-3
Rep. Newton GingrichR-GA-6
Rep. Thomas EwingR-IL-15
Rep. Alfred McCandlessR-CA-44
Rep. Craig ThomasR-WY
Rep. Tim HutchinsonR-AR-3
Rep. Bob GoodlatteR-VA-6
Rep. Duke CunninghamR-CA-51
Rep. Jay KimR-CA-41
Rep. Henry BonillaR-TX-23
Rep. Pete HoekstraR-MI-2
Rep. Jack KingstonR-GA-1
Rep. Tom PetriR-WI-6
Rep. Toby RothR-WI-8
Rep. Steve BuyerR-IN-5
Rep. Buck McKeonR-CA-25
Rep. George GekasR-PA-17
Rep. Porter GossR-FL-14
Rep. Ron PackardR-CA-48
Rep. Richard PomboR-CA-11
Rep. Thomas LewisR-FL-16
Rep. Nick SmithR-MI-7
Rep. Jim NussleR-IA-2
Rep. Bud ShusterR-PA-9
Rep. Jon KylR-AZ-4
Rep. H. CallahanR-AL-1
Rep. Mac CollinsR-GA-3
Rep. John LinderR-GA-4
Rep. Larry CombestR-TX-19
Rep. Spencer BachusR-AL-6
Rep. John MicaR-FL-7
Rep. Donald ManzulloR-IL-16
Rep. Pat RobertsR-KS-1
Rep. Cliff StearnsR-FL-6
Rep. Carlos MoorheadR-CA-27
Rep. Joe KnollenbergR-MI-11
Rep. Dan SchaeferR-CO-6
Rep. Charles TaylorR-NC-11
Rep. Jim BunningR-KY-4
Rep. Rod GramsR-MN-6
Rep. Mike CrapoR-ID-2
Rep. Cass BallengerR-NC-10
Rep. Gerald SolomonR-NY-22
Rep. Joel HefleyR-CO-5
Rep. Wally HergerR-CA-2
Rep. Roscoe BartlettR-MD-6
Rep. John BoehnerR-OH-8
Rep. David DreierR-CA-28
Rep. Jimmy DuncanR-TN-2
Rep. Howard CobleR-NC-6
Rep. William PaxonR-NY-27
Rep. Bill ArcherR-TX-7
Rep. John DoolittleR-CA-4
Rep. Wayne AllardR-CO-4
Rep. Robert WalkerR-PA-16
Rep. Dan BurtonR-IN-6
Rep. Ed RoyceR-CA-39
Rep. Dana RohrabacherR-CA-45
Rep. Tom DeLayR-TX-22
Rep. James SensenbrennerR-WI-9
Rep. Phil CraneR-IL-8
Rep. Robert StumpR-AZ-3
Rep. Mel HancockR-MO-7

Data notes

The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 107 in Voteview), matched to the vote the record cites and checked against its totals. Positions are each member’s DW-NOMINATE score for that Congress, as on the Ideology page; left to right is more liberal to more conservative. Paired and announced yea votes count as yea. Lists follow the compass, most liberal first. A name links to a profile only for members of the current Congress. A law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent has no member list, and neither does a vote Voteview has not yet recorded.

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Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

Judiciary Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Civil and Constitutional Rights Subcommittee
Judiciary Committee · Senate · discharged from, referred toSubcommittee: Terrorism, Technology, and Government Information Subcommittee

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 18 actions.

Nov 17, 1993Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 103-142.
Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
Nov 9, 1993PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
Nov 5, 1993CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Senate Judiciary Committee
Nov 4, 1993FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
Apr 29, 1993CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Terrorism, Technology, and Government Information Subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee
Mar 31, 1993CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
Mar 29, 1993FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 367 - 6 (Roll no. 111).House roll call 111
FloorFloor · At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 5, rule I, the chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
FloorFloor · Mr. Brooks moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Judiciary Committee
Mar 24, 1993CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Judiciary Committee
Mar 17, 1993CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Civil and Constitutional Rights Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Civil and Constitutional Rights Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
Feb 10, 1993CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Civil and Constitutional Rights Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
Jan 5, 1993CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Judiciary Committee
IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House

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Official record

The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.