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Foreign Surveillance Expedited Review Act

Introduced: January 4, 2007 Introduced by: Schumer, Charles E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 4, 2007
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Foreign Surveillance Expedited Review Act - Provides standing for civil actions for declaratory and injunctive relief to persons who refrain from electronic communications through fear of being subject to warrantless electronic surveillance for foreign intelligence purposes.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 139: Foreign Surveillance Expedited Review Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-139/
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"S. 139: Foreign Surveillance Expedited Review Act." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-139/.
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S. 139, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-139/.
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