3.0.0 3195 2023-01-11T13:24:08Z 2023-01-11T13:24:08Z House H HR 2013-09-26 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. ISRAEL:H.R. 3195.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8.[Page H5884]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2014-01-09T18:13:41Z Referred to 2013-09-26T14:01:50Z hlig00 Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee House Select Referred to 2013-09-26T14:02:00Z FISA Court Accountability Act 113 2586 HR 2013-07-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Related bill CRS 2014-01-09 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Committee 2013-09-26 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hlig00 Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee 2013-09-26 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2013-09-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-09-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress I000057 Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3] STEVE ISRAEL D NY 3 N Law Government information and archives Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information Judges Judicial procedure and administration Judicial review and appeals Specialized courts Law 00 2013-09-26 Introduced in House 2013-10-17T20:22:07Z FISA Court Oversight Underscoring Responsibility and Transparency Act or the FISA COURT Act - Amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) to require the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to consist of 11 publicly designated district court judges, of whom:

  • 2 judges are designated by the President;
  • 1 judge is designated by a majority of the Supreme Court; and
  • 2 judges each are designated, respectively, by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the minority leader of the House of Representatives, and the majority and minority leaders of the Senate.

(Currently, the Chief Justice designates all 11 judges.)

Requires a majority of the Supreme Court (currently, the Chief Justice alone) to designate three judges from the U.S. district courts or courts of appeals who shall comprise the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review.

Requires the Attorney General (DOJ) to make publicly available: (1) copies of FISA court decisions, orders, pleadings, applications, and memoranda currently submitted to Congress, subject to the authority of the Attorney General to waive such public availability requirements for national security purposes; and (2) a quarterly estimate of the number of waivers along with the reasons for such waivers.

]]> FISA COURT Act Display Title FISA COURT Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to provide for the designation of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court judges by the President, majority of the Supreme Court, Speaker and minority leader of the House of Representatives, and majority leader and minority leader of the Senate, and to provide for the public disclosure of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court decisions. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced FISA COURT Act Short Titles as Introduced FISA Court Oversight Underscoring Responsibility and Transparency Act Introduced in House 2013-09-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr3195ih/xml/BILLS-113hr3195ih.xml 2014-01-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.