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S 2586 107th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Crime and Law Enforcement EBB Terrorism Electronic surveillance Foreign agents International Affairs Law Terrorism Warrants (Law)

A bill to exclude United States persons from the definition of "foreign power" under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 relating to international terrorism.

Introduced: June 5, 2002 Introduced by: Schumer, Charles E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 31, 2002
Committee on Intelligence. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 107-1013.
Jul 31, 2002
Star Print ordered on the measure.
Jun 5, 2002
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 5, 2002
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to revise the definition of "foreign power" to exclude U.S. persons with respect to the President's authority, for purposes of acquiring foreign intelligence information for periods of up to one year, to authorize the electronic surveillance without a court order of any person engaged in international terrorism.
What's happening now July 31, 2002

Committee on Intelligence. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 107-1013.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2586: A bill to exclude United States persons from the definition of "foreign power" under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 relating to international terrorism.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-2586/
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"S. 2586: A bill to exclude United States persons from the definition of "foreign power" under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 relating to international terrorism.." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-2586/.
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S. 2586, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-2586/.
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