Restrictions on Intelligence Assets in Protests Act
Latest action · Jul 31, 2020 Referred to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
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.
- IntroducedJul 31, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Restrictions on Intelligence Assets in Protests Act
This bill limits when the intelligence community or federal law enforcement may conduct surveillance of protesters in the United States and requires a report on surveillance conducted in relation to protests after the death of George Floyd. (George Floyd was a Black man who died while restrained by a police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota.)
In general, no intelligence community element may investigate or conduct surveillance of individuals in the United States involved in First Amendment-protected protest activities. However, this prohibition shall not apply to (1) an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation that is not solely based on the protected protest activity; (2) a National Guard member's active service while assigned to a unit with an intelligence community element; or (3) an activity in support of the Armed Forces pursuant to the Insurrection Act, if the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) notifies Congress no later than one year after the start of such support activities. (The Insurrection Act authorizes the President to call upon the Armed Forces during an insurrection.)
No federal law enforcement agency may support any other law enforcement agency in investigating or conducting surveillance of individuals involved in such protest activities if such support is beyond the mission, scope, or purpose of the supporting agency.
The ODNI shall report to Congress on any intelligence community asset used to support any law enforcement agency or the National Guard during the U.S. protests occurring after the death of George Floyd.
Cosponsors 10
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 31, 2020 to Sep 16, 2020; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Jul 31, 2020 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Jul 31, 2020 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jul 31, 2020 |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Aug 11, 2020 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Aug 11, 2020 | |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Aug 11, 2020 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Aug 11, 2020 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Aug 11, 2020 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Aug 18, 2020 | |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Sep 16, 2020 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee | Referred Jul 31, 2020 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jul 31, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 31, 2020Introduced in House
- Jul 31, 2020Referred to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 136, July 31, 2020, page H4214.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prohibit the use of the intelligence community to investigate or conduct surveillance on individuals in the United States who are involved in protest activities protected under the First Amendment, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Restrictions on Intelligence Assets in Protests Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 31, 2020Introduced in House
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