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HR 7214 117th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement

Government Surveillance Transparency Act of 2022

Introduced: March 24, 2022 Introduced by: Lieu, Ted Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Became law
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Mar 24, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 24, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Government Surveillance Transparency Act of 2022

This bill requires that law enforcement authorities notify subjects of criminal surveillance orders that cover emails, texts, and similar electronic data and limits the ability of authorities to delay or preclude the required notice. In addition, the bill (1) prohibits, subject to exceptions, courts from sealing criminal surveillance orders; (2) generally requires that public docket records related to criminal surveillance orders be made publicly available; and (3) permits any person to request that a court unseal a surveillance order.

What's happening now November 1, 2022

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

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Davidson, Warren
Ohio · Mar 24, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7214: Government Surveillance Transparency Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7214/
MLA
"H.R. 7214: Government Surveillance Transparency Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7214/.
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H.R. 7214, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7214/.
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[H.R. 7214: Government Surveillance Transparency Act of 2022](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7214/)
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