A bill to modify the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to require specific evidence for access to business records and other tangible things, and provide appropriate transition procedures, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Jun 18, 2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
- IntroducedJun 18, 2013
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to require the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), in an application for a court order requesting access to business records and other tangible evidence in connection with a foreign intelligence investigation, to include a statement that the information sought is relevant to an authorized investigation to obtain information not concerning a U.S. person or to protect against international terrorism or clandestine intelligence activities and either: (1) pertains to a foreign power or agent of a foreign power; (2) is relevant to the activities of a suspected agent of a foreign power who is the subject of the investigation; or (3) pertains to an individual in contact with, or known to, a suspected agent of a foreign power. Requires such statement to enumerate the minimization (protection) procedures adopted by the Attorney General applicable to FBI retention and dissemination of any information made available.
Excepts from such requirements any court order issued prior to six months after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 18, 2013 to Jul 24, 2013, with 6 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Jun 18, 2013 |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Original | Jun 18, 2013 |
| D-AK | Mark Begich | Original | Jun 18, 2013 |
| R-UT | Mike Lee | Original | Jun 18, 2013 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Jun 18, 2013 |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Original | Jun 18, 2013 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Jul 16, 2013 | |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Jul 24, 2013 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 18, 2013Introduced in Senate
- Jun 18, 2013Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Jun 18, 2013Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (S4589-4590)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 18, 2013Introduced in Senate
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