H.R. 4124 115th Congress House

USA RIGHTS Act

Official title: To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to protect privacy rights, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 25, 2017 Introduced by: Zoe Lofgren Democratic · California See on congress.gov

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Nov 14, 2017

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

Nov 1, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Management Efficiency.

Oct 25, 2017

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), Oversight and Government Reform, and Homeland Security, 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.

Oct 25, 2017

Introduced in House

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Latest action November 14, 2017

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

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Uniting and Strengthening America by Reforming and Improving the Government's High-Tech Surveillance Act or the USA RIGHTS Act

This bill amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to:

require a warrant to collect communications of or about a U.S. person or a person inside the United States;
require a warrant when a significant purpose of targeting foreigners is to collect communications of persons in the United States;
prohibit the use of communications to or from, or information about, U.S. persons or persons in the United States in any criminal, civil, or administrative proceeding or investigation, with the exception of national security-related crimes;
allow individuals who have a reasonable basis to believe their communications will be acquired and who have taken reasonable steps to avoid surveillance to challenge the constitutionality of surveillance in court; and
require that all forms of technical assistance demanded by the government of electronic communications service providers be approved by a FISA court.

The bill expands the mandate of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board to include review of all foreign intelligence activities and whistle-blower complaints.

The bill extends the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to September 30, 2021.

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