Foreign Intelligence Surveillance bill
Official title A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to cover individuals, other than United States persons, who engage in international terrorism without affiliation with an international terrorist group.
Latest action · Jun 25, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 9, 2003
- Passed SenateMay 8, 2003
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Requires the Attorney General to report annually to the appropriate congressional committees on: (1) the aggregate number of non-U.S. persons targeted for FISA orders, including a break-down of those targeted for electronic surveillance, physical searches, pen registers, and access to records; (2) the number of individuals covered by a FISA order who were determined to have acted wholly alone in the activities covered by such order; and (3) the number of times that the Attorney General has authorized that information obtained under FISA, or any derivative information, may be used in a criminal proceeding.
Requires the Attorney General also to report annually to the same committees, in a manner consistent with the protection of U.S. national security, on: (1) the portions of the documents and applications filed with the courts established by the Chief Justice of the United States to grant electronic surveillance orders that include significant construction or interpretation of FISA provisions, not including the facts of any particular matter, which may be redacted; and (2) the portions of the opinions and orders of such courts that include significant construction or interpretation of such provisions.
Requires the first such reports to be filed within six months after enactment of this Act.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate 146 | On Passage of the Bill S. 113 | Bill Passed90–4 | May 8, 2003 |
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 9, 2003 to May 5, 2003; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | Jan 9, 2003 |
| R-OH | Mike DeWine | Original | Jan 9, 2003 |
| R-UT | Orrin G. Hatch | Original | Jan 9, 2003 |
| R-GA | Saxby Chambliss | Jan 28, 2003 | |
| R-AL | Jeff Sessions | Feb 6, 2003 | |
| R-TX | John Cornyn | May 5, 2003 | |
| D-DE | Joseph R. Biden Jr. | May 5, 2003 | |
| R-ID | Larry E. Craig | May 5, 2003 |
Committees 4
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jan 9, 2003Markup Mar 6, 2003Reported Mar 11, 2003 |
| Senate | Intelligence (Select) Committee | Referred May 8, 2003Discharged May 8, 2003 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred May 9, 2003 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Jun 25, 2003 | |
| House | Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee | Referred May 9, 2003 |
Actions 15
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 25, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- May 9, 2003Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- May 9, 2003Received in the House.
- May 9, 2003Referred 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.
- May 8, 2003Referred to the Committee on Intelligence pursuant to the order of May 7, 2003.
- May 8, 2003Senate Committee on Intelligence discharged. pursuant to the order of May 7, 2003.
- May 8, 2003Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S5899-5907, S5913-5928; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S5899)
- May 8, 2003The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
- May 8, 2003Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Yea-Nay Vote. 90 - 4. Record Vote Number: 146.
- Apr 29, 2003By Senator Hatch from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 108-40. Additional views filed.
- Mar 11, 2003Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Hatch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. Without written report.
- Mar 11, 2003Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 32.
- Mar 6, 2003Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Jan 9, 2003Introduced in Senate
- Jan 9, 2003Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 3
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Excerpts S11994 | Jon Kyl R-AZ | Dec 8, 2004 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S5899–S5906, S5913–S5928Text printed S5899Amendments S5913, S5914, S5974Recorded votes S5925, S5928Feinstein amendment (substitute)exclude U.S. persons | Barbara Boxer D-CA (amendment), Charles E. Schumer D-NY, Christopher J. Dodd D-CT (amendment), Dianne Feinstein D-CA (amendment), John D. Rockefeller IV D-WV (amendment), John Edwards D-NC (amendment), Jon Kyl R-AZ, Joseph R. Biden Jr. D-DE, Orrin G. Hatch R-UT, Patrick J. Leahy D-VT (amendment), Ron Wyden D-OR (amendment), Russell D. Feingold D-WI (amendment) | May 8, 2003 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S5838 | Mitch McConnell R-KY | May 7, 2003 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Mar 14, 2003S. 113, A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to cover individuals, other than United States persons, who engage in international terrorism without affiliation with an international terrorist group<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on March 6, 2003</p>
- Mar 14, 2003S. 113, A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to cover individuals, other than United States persons, who engage in international terrorism without affiliation with an international terrorist groupCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on March 6, 2003
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | ANTI-TERRORISM INTELLIGENCE TOOLS IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2003103 pages | Judiciary Committee | May 18, 2004 |
CRS reports 3
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 3
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R40138 | Origins and Impact of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Provisions That Expired on March 15, 2020 | Report | Mar 31, 2021 |
| RL32186 | USA PATRIOT Act Sunset: Provisions That Were to Expire on December 31, 2005 Archived | Report | Feb 6, 2006 |
| RL32635 | H.R. 10 (9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act) and S. 2845 (National Intelligence Reform Act of 2004): A Comparative Analysis Archived | Report | Oct 21, 2004 |
Amendments 2
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 536 | To establish additional annual reporting requirements on activities under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978. | Russell D. Feingold D-WI | Amendment SA 536 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
| SA 537 | In the nature of a substitute. | Dianne Feinstein D-CA | Amendment SA 537 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 35 - 59. Record Vote Number: 145. |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to exclude United States persons from the definition of "foreign power" under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 relating to international terrorism.
- Official Titles as Amended by Senate
- A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to cover individuals, other than United States persons, who engage in international terrorism without affiliation with an international terrorist group.
- Popular Titles
- Foreign Intelligence Surveillance bill
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 9, 2003Referred in House
- May 8, 2003Engrossed in Senate
- Mar 11, 2003Reported to Senate
- Jan 9, 2003Introduced in Senate
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