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Government Surveillance Transparency Act of 2013

Introduced: July 18, 2013 Introduced by: Larsen, Rick Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
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Became law
Sep 13, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Jul 18, 2013
Introduced in House
Jul 18, 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.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Government Surveillance Transparency Act of 2013 - Amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) to authorize an entity that is required to comply with an order or directive issued by a FISA court under such Act to make publicly available every 90 days with respect to the preceding 90-day period: (1) the aggregate number of orders or directives with which such entity was required to comply; (2) a general description of the types of assistance, information, or tangible things such entity was required to provide pursuant to such orders or directives; (3) the aggregate number of each type of assistance, information, or tangible things such entity was required to provide pursuant to such orders or directives; and (4) the aggregate number of user accounts with respect to which such entity was required to provide assistance, information, or tangible things pursuant to such orders or directives.

What's happening now September 13, 2013

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

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 22, 2013
Speier, Jackie
· Jul 22, 2013
Amash, Justin
· Jul 18, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2736: Government Surveillance Transparency Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2736/
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"H.R. 2736: Government Surveillance Transparency Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2736/.
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H.R. 2736, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2736/.
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[H.R. 2736: Government Surveillance Transparency Act of 2013](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2736/)
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