USA RIGHTS Act of 2017
Latest action · Oct 24, 2017 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.
- IntroducedOct 24, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Uniting and Strengthening America by Reforming and Improving the Government's High-Tech Surveillance Act of 2017 or the USA RIGHTS Act of 2017
This bill amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to:
- require a warrant to collect communications of or about a U.S. person or a person inside the United States;
- require a warrant when a significant purpose of targeting foreigners is to collect communications of persons in the United States;
- prohibit the use of communications to or from, or information about, U.S. persons or persons in the United States in any criminal, civil, or administrative proceeding or investigation, with the exception of national security-related crimes;
- allow individuals who have a reasonable basis to believe their communications will be acquired and who have taken reasonable steps to avoid surveillance to challenge the constitutionality of surveillance in court; and
- require that all forms of technical assistance demanded by the government of electronic communications service providers be approved by a FISA court.
The bill expands the mandate of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board to include review of all foreign intelligence activities and whistle-blower complaints.
The bill extends the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to September 30, 2021.
Cosponsors 14
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 24, 2017 to Oct 25, 2017, with 13 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Oct 24, 2017 |
| R-NV | Dean Heller | Original | Oct 24, 2017 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Oct 24, 2017 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | Oct 24, 2017 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Oct 24, 2017 |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Original | Oct 24, 2017 |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Original | Oct 24, 2017 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Oct 24, 2017 |
| R-UT | Mike Lee | Original | Oct 24, 2017 |
| R-KY | Rand Paul | Original | Oct 24, 2017 |
| R-MT | Steve Daines | Original | Oct 24, 2017 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Oct 24, 2017 |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Original | Oct 24, 2017 |
| D-MN | Al Franken | Oct 25, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 24, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Oct 24, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4124 | USA RIGHTS Act | Related bill | Nov 14, 2017 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Census and government statistics
- Civil actions and liability
- Congressional oversight
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Department of Justice
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
- Judges
- Judicial procedure and administration
- Judicial review and appeals
- Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board
- Right of privacy
- Specialized courts
- Supreme Court
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 24, 2017Introduced in Senate
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