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Surveillance Activities Commission Act of 2006

Introduced: April 27, 2006 See on congress.gov
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Apr 27, 2006
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.
Apr 27, 2006
Introduced in House
Apr 27, 2006
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E658)
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Surveillance Activities Commission Act of 2006 - Establishes in the legislative branch the National Commission on Surveillance Activities and the Rights of Americans to conduct an investigation and to study governmental operations with respect to warrantless surveillance conducted inside the United States and intelligence activities, and the extent, if any, to which illegal, improper, or unethical activities were engaged in by any federal, state, or local government agency or employee.

What's happening now April 27, 2006

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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2362 Identical bill Surveillance Activities Commission Act of 2006
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 5 Independent 1
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · May 18, 2006
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Apr 27, 2006
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Apr 27, 2006
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Apr 27, 2006
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 27, 2006
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Apr 27, 2006
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5223: Surveillance Activities Commission Act of 2006. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5223/
MLA
"H.R. 5223: Surveillance Activities Commission Act of 2006." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5223/.
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H.R. 5223, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5223/.
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