National Security Agency Accountability Act
Latest action · Mar 20, 2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
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 15, 2014
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
National Security Agency Accountability Act - Amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to require the Comptroller General to report annually to the House and Senate Intelligence and Judiciary Committees on the effectiveness of the programs and activities carried out under such Act.
Requires each report to include: (1) an analysis of the restrictions placed on access to information obtained under such Act; (2) the number of incidents of non-compliance with such Act and a description of actions taken in response to such incidents; (3) a description of the minimization procedures used to carry out such Act and of how such procedures are verified to be in use and effective; (4) the number of applications made under each appropriate provision of such Act, the number of such applications approved by a court, and the number of times such applications resulted in an oral argument before the court; and (5) the number of times employees of or contractors to the National Security Agency (NSA) search information acquired under such Act.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 16, 2014.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Jan 16, 2014 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 20, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Jan 15, 2014Introduced in House
- Jan 15, 2014Referred 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.
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Business records
- Congressional oversight
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Specialized courts
- Telephone and wireless communication
- Terrorism
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 15, 2014Introduced in House
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