Presidential Appointment of FISA Court Judges Act
Latest action · Sep 13, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Progress
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- IntroducedJul 19, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Presidential Appointment of FISA Court Judges Act - Amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) to require the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, to publicly designate: (1) the 11 district court judges constituting the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court with jurisdiction over applications for electronic surveillance, (2) the 3 judges of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review, and (3) the presiding judges of such Courts. (Currently, such judges are designated by the Chief Justice.)
Permits existing FISA judges to complete their terms.
Cosponsors 11
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 19, 2013 to Jul 25, 2014, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Jul 19, 2013 |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Original | Jul 19, 2013 |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Original | Jul 19, 2013 |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | Original | Jul 19, 2013 |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Jul 25, 2013 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jul 25, 2013 | |
| D-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Jul 25, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Aug 2, 2013 | |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Aug 2, 2013 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Nov 21, 2013 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Jul 25, 2014 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 13, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Jul 19, 2013Introduced in House
- Jul 19, 2013Referred 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
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- Jul 19, 2013Introduced in House
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