HR 6570 United States House · 118th Congress

Protect Liberty and End Warrantless Surveillance Act of 2023

This bill restricts warrantless surveillance of U.S. persons by amending the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. It limits who can conduct queries of U.S. person data (capping at five personnel per FBI field office), prohibits using such queries for law enforcement without proper authorization, and requires documentation of all queries. The bill creates exceptions for emergencies, consent, and cybersecurity, but prohibits using metadata results to access protected communications. It also limits how information acquired under Section 702 can be used in criminal proceedings, requiring specific approvals for such use.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2023
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Floor Vote
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Introduced Dec 4, 2023 Last action Dec 11, 2023
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Committee
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Dec 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee on Intelligence (Permanent) discharged.
lower
Dec 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 118-307, Part I.
lower
Dec 6, 2023
Introduced
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 35 - 2.
lower
Dec 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
lower
Dec 4, 2023
Committee
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.
lower
Dec 4, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 33 co-sponsors

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