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H.R. 3883 113th Congress House

Big Brother Is Not Watching You Act

Official title: To require the President to implement the recommendations of the President's Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies.

Introduced: January 15, 2014 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBusiness recordsCongressional oversightCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
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Government studies and investigationsIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaTelephone and wireless communicationTerrorism
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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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Mar 20, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Jan 15, 2014
Referred to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, and Financial Services, 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

Big Brother Is Not Watching You Act - Requires the President and all executive departments and independent agencies to take all actions, including rulemaking, needed to implement the 46 recommendations of the report entitled "Liberty and Security in a Changing World," issued on December 12, 2013, by the President's Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies.

Requires all necessary rulemaking to be concluded within one year, and all necessary executive orders to be issued within six months, of the enactment of this Act.


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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3883: Big Brother Is Not Watching You Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3883/
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"H.R. 3883: Big Brother Is Not Watching You Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3883/.
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H.R. 3883, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3883/.
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