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HR 3881 113th Congress House

Expansion of National Security Agency Oversight Act

Official title: To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to provide for more transparency of the programs carried out under that Act.

Introduced: January 16, 2014 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Business recordsCongressional oversightCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
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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.
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Became law
Mar 20, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Jan 15, 2014
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.
Jan 15, 2014
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 20, 2014

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expansion of National Security Agency Oversight Act - Amends the Foreign Intelligene Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) to include the House Committees on Armed Services and Foreign Affairs and the Senate Committees on Armed Services and Foreign Relations (in addition to the intelligence and judiciary committees) as congressional committees to which the Attorney General is required to report under FISA with respect to physical searches, pen register and trap and trace devices, access to certain business records for intelligence purposes, semiannual FISA reviews, and targeting of persons outside the United States to obtain intelligence information.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jan 16, 2014
Hanabusa, Colleen
· Jan 15, 2014
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3881: Expansion of National Security Agency Oversight Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3881/
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"H.R. 3881: Expansion of National Security Agency Oversight Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3881/.
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H.R. 3881, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3881/.
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