HR 5488
116th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Evidence and witnesses
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Specialized courts
Subversive activities
Telephone and wireless communication
To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to ensure that politically derived information is not used in an application to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court for an order under title I or III of such Act.
Introduced: December 18, 2019
Introduced by:
Turner, Michael R.
Republican
· Ohio
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Became law
Dec 18, 2019
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.
Dec 18, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
This bill requires an application under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 for electronic surveillance or a physical search to include a certification by a designated executive branch official that none of the facts or circumstances included in the application's statement of facts were solely produced by, derived from, or collected using funds of, a political organization for gaining an advantage against an opposing political candidate.
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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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