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A bill to make title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 permanent, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-1297| Senate 
| Updated: 6/27/2017
Tom Cotton

Tom Cotton

Republican Senator

Arkansas

Cosponsors (13)
Thomas Tillis (Republican)David Perdue (Republican)James E. Risch (Republican)Lindsey Graham (Republican)John McCain (Republican)Roy Blunt (Republican)John Thune (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)Pat Roberts (Republican)John Cornyn (Republican)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Marco Rubio (Republican)Richard Burr (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill amends the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to make permanent title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, which is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2017. Among other things, title VII authorizes the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the Department of Justice to jointly authorize the targeting (electronic surveillance) of non-U.S. persons outside of the United States.
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Timeline
Jun 6, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Jun 6, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3296)
Jun 27, 2017
Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
  • June 6, 2017
    Introduced in Senate
  • June 6, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3296)
  • June 27, 2017
    Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • S 115-1339: A bill to provide authority for access to certain business records collected under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 prior to November 29, 2015, to make the authority for roving surveillance, the authority to treat individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers, and title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 permanent, and to modify the certification requirements for access to telephone toll and transactional records by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and for other purposes.
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified information

A bill to make title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 permanent, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-1297| Senate 
| Updated: 6/27/2017
This bill amends the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to make permanent title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, which is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2017. Among other things, title VII authorizes the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the Department of Justice to jointly authorize the targeting (electronic surveillance) of non-U.S. persons outside of the United States.
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Timeline
Jun 6, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Jun 6, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3296)
Jun 27, 2017
Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
  • June 6, 2017
    Introduced in Senate
  • June 6, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3296)
  • June 27, 2017
    Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
Tom Cotton

Tom Cotton

Republican Senator

Arkansas

Cosponsors (13)
Thomas Tillis (Republican)David Perdue (Republican)James E. Risch (Republican)Lindsey Graham (Republican)John McCain (Republican)Roy Blunt (Republican)John Thune (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)Pat Roberts (Republican)John Cornyn (Republican)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Marco Rubio (Republican)Richard Burr (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • S 115-1339: A bill to provide authority for access to certain business records collected under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 prior to November 29, 2015, to make the authority for roving surveillance, the authority to treat individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers, and title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 permanent, and to modify the certification requirements for access to telephone toll and transactional records by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and for other purposes.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified information