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H.R. 2603 113th Congress House

Relevancy Act

Official title: To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to allow access to certain business records only if an investigation relates to a specific individual or specific group of individuals.

Introduced: June 28, 2013 See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationTerrorism
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This bill died when the 113th Congress ended
It never became law before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 15, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Jun 28, 2013
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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.
Jun 28, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 15, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Relevancy Act - Amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to authorize the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to apply for an order requiring the production of tangible things pursuant to an investigation to obtain foreign intelligence information not concerning a U.S. person or to protect against international terrorism or clandestine intelligence activities only if the subject of such investigation is a specific person or a specific group of persons.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2603: Relevancy Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2603/
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"H.R. 2603: Relevancy Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2603/.
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H.R. 2603, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2603/.
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