USA RIGHTS Act
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Oct 25, 2017)
Uniting and Strengthening America by Reforming and Improving the Government's High-Tech Surveillance Act or the USA RIGHTS Act
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.
What just happenedNov 14, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseOct 25, 2017
- Nov 14, 2017Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee - Nov 1, 2017Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Management Efficiency.
Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability Subcommittee - Oct 25, 2017IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), Oversight and Government Reform, and Homeland Security, 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.
Homeland Security Committee - Oct 25, 2017IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), Oversight and Government Reform, and Homeland Security, 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.
Oversight and Accountability Committee - Oct 25, 2017IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), Oversight and Government Reform, and Homeland Security, 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.
Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee - Oct 25, 2017IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), Oversight and Government Reform, and Homeland Security, 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.
Judiciary Committee - Oct 25, 2017IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Oct 25, 2017IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House