FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE ACT
Bills and resolutions
Civil liberties: prohibit surveillance of U.S. persons and prohibit use of information acquired under such Act in any criminal, civil, or administrative proceeding or as part of any investigation (see S. 3372), S5692 [30NO]
——— repeal and amend certain provisions (see H.R. 4267), H3071 [21JN]
Courts: ensure that politically derived information is not used in applications for certain orders to Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (see H.R. 4454), H3159 [30JN]
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court: require appointment of amicus curiae to assist in consideration of each application for order or review for U.S. citizens (see H.R. 6577), H6110 [4DE]
Intelligence services: extend certain expiring authorities, restore certain expired authorities, and institute reforms to protect civil liberties of U.S. persons (see S. 3351), S5639 [28NO]
——— reform certain authorities and provide greater transparency and oversight (see H.R. 6570), H6109 [4DE]
——— reform certain authorities and reauthorize authorities on searching of certain collections of communications (see H.R. 6611), H6206 [6DE]
Privacy: allow certain authorities relative to warrantless searching of collections of communications for U.S. persons to expire (see H. Res. 577), H3206 [11JY]
——— implement reforms relating to foreign intelligence surveillance authorities (see S. 3234), S5402 [7NO] (see H.R. 6262), H5543 [7NO]
——— prevent law enforcement and intelligence agencies from obtaining subscriber or customer records in exchange for anything of value and address communications and records in possession of intermediary Internet providers (see S. 2576), S3753 [27JY] (see H.R. 4639), H3611 [14JY]
Repeal (see H.R. 237), H149 [10JA]
Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: repeal (see H.R. 4267), H3071 [21JN]
Remarks in House
Dept. of Defense: prohibit from purchasing data that would otherwise require search warrant, court order, or subpoena, H3584, H3585 [14JY]
Dept. of Justice: release of report on special counsel investigation of origins of 2016 investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, H2333 [15MY]
Intelligence services: extend certain expiring authorities relative to collection of online communications from non-U.S. persons abroad, H6936–H6939 [13DE]
——— reform certain authorities and reauthorize authorities on searching of certain collections of communications, H6955–H6958 [14DE]
——— reform certain authorities and reauthorize authorities on searching of certain collections of communications (H.R. 6611), H6824 [12DE]
National security: reauthorize certain provisions, H6200, H6201, H6202 [6DE]
Remarks in Senate
National security: reauthorize certain provisions, S4426 [13SE], S5591 [27NO]
Privacy: implement reforms relating to foreign and domestic intelligence surveillance authorities, S5950–S5955 [13DE]
Senate: legislative priorities, S1970 [6JN]
Reports filed
Protect Liberty and End Warrantless Surveillance Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 6570) (H. Rept. 118–307), H6813 [11DE]
Reform Certain Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Authorities and Reauthorize Authorities on Searching of Certain Collections of Communications: Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 6611) (H. Rept. 118–302), H6813 [11DE]