3.0.0 5396 2022-10-28T01:45:59Z 2022-10-28T01:45:59Z House HR 2019-12-11 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 198 (Wednesday, December 11, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. STEWART:H.R. 5396.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, clauses 1, 3, and 18 of theConstitution of the United States.[Page H10124]]]> hlig00 Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee House Select Referred to 2019-12-11T15:02:25Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-12-11T15:02:20Z 2019-12-11 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 2019-12-11 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 2019-12-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-12-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001192 Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] Chris Stewart R UT 2 N N000181 Rep. Nunes, Devin [R-CA-22] Devin Nunes R CA 22 2019-12-11 True C001062 Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11] K. Conaway R TX Michael 11 2019-12-11 True T000463 Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10] Michael Turner R OH R. 10 2019-12-11 True W000815 Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2] Brad Wenstrup R OH R. 2 2019-12-11 True C001087 Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] Eric Crawford R AR A. "Rick" 1 2019-12-11 True S001196 Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] Elise Stefanik R NY M. 21 2019-12-11 True B001311 Rep. Bishop, Dan [R-NC-9] Dan Bishop R NC 9 2019-12-11 True G000578 Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1] Matt Gaetz R FL 1 2019-12-11 True H001073 Rep. Hurd, Will [R-TX-23] Will Hurd R TX 23 2019-12-11 True M001190 Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2] Markwayne Mullin R OK 2 2020-01-08 False B001275 Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8] Larry Bucshon R IN 8 2020-01-08 False J000295 Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] David Joyce R OH P. 14 2020-01-09 False Armed Forces and National Security Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal justice information and records Evidence and witnesses Government information and archives Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information Judicial procedure and administration Specialized courts Armed Forces and National Security 00 2019-12-11 Introduced in House 2020-10-16T14:09:13Z FISA Improvements Act of 2019

This bill makes various changes to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, such as by requiring amicus curiae (i.e., outside parties that assist in consideration of a case) involvement in certain matters.

An amicus curiae shall assist the court when it is considering an initial application seeking permission to target an identifiable U.S. person for certain types of foreign intelligence investigative activities (such as electronic surveillance or a physical search).

An application to the court for an order for electronic surveillance shall include a statement fully disclosing any information used in the application that the government cannot substantiate.

The bill also requires transcriptions of proceedings before the court. The Department of Justice shall maintain all written communications with the court and written summaries of oral communications with the court.

]]> FISA Improvements Act of 2019 Display Title FISA Improvements Act of 2019 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to require reviews by amici curiae of applications made to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced FISA Improvements Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr5396ih/xml/BILLS-116hr5396ih.xml 2019-12-11 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. 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.