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FISA and NSA Legislation Introduced in the 113th Congress (Revised 7/29/13)

Date Bill Number Official Title Short Title Sponsor

6/17/2013 H.R. 2399 To prevent the mass collection of records of innocent Americans

under section 501 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of

1978, as amended by section 215 of the USA PATRIOT Act, and to

provide for greater accountability and transparency in the

implementation of the USA PATRIOT Act and the Foreign

Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978.

Limiting Internet and Blanket Electronic

Review of Telecommunications and Email

Act

Conyers [MI-13]

6/19/2013 H.R. 2440 To require the Attorney General to disclose each decision, order, or

opinion of a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court that includes

significant legal interpretation of section 501 or 702 of the Foreign

Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 unless such disclosure is not in

the national security interest of the United States and for other

purposes.

FISA Court in the Sunshine Act of 2013 Jackson Lee [TX-18]

6/20/2013 H.R. 2475 To require the Attorney General to disclose each decision, order, or

opinion of a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court that includes

significant legal interpretation of section 501 or 702 of the Foreign

Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 unless such disclosure is not inthe national security interest of the United States and for other

purposes.

Ending Secret Law Act Schiff [CA-28]

6/28/2013 H.R. 2586 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to

provide for the designation of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance

Court judges by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the

minority leader of the House of Representatives, the majority and

minority leaders of the Senate, and the Chief Justice of the

Supreme Court, and for other purposes.

FISA Court Accountability Act Cohen [TN-9]

6/28/2013 H.R. 2603 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to allow

access to certain business records only if an investigation relates to

a specific individual or specific group of individuals.

Relevancy Act Ross [FL-15]

7/11/2013 H.R. 2684 To require the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to

report and obtain court approval for broad telephony metadata

collection searches, and for other purposes.

Telephone Surveillance Accountability Act

of 2013

Lynch [MA-8]

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7/18/2013 H.R. 2736 To allow entities required to comply with orders or directives under

the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to publicly report

every 90 days certain aggregate information related to the

compliance with such orders or directives.

Government Surveillance Transparency Act

of 2013

Larsen [WA-2]

7/19/2013 H.R. 2761 To require Presidential appointment and Senate confirmation of

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court judges.

Presidential Appointment of FISA Court

Judges Act

Schiff [CA-28]

7/24/2013 H.R. 2818 To repeal the USA PATRIOT Act and the FISA Amendments Act of2008, and for other purposes.

Surveillance State Repeal Act Holt [NJ-12]

6/10/2013 S. 1121 A bill to stop the National Security Agency from spying on citizens of

the United States and for other purposes.

Fourth Amendment Restoration Act of 2013 Paul [KY]

6/11/2013 S. 1130 A bill to require the Attorney General to disclose each decision,

order, or opinion of a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court that

includes significant legal interpretation of section 501 or 702 of the

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 unless such disclosure

is not in the national security interest of the United

Ending Secret Law Act Merkley [OR]

6/13/2013 S. 1168 A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to

limit overbroad surveillance requests and expand reporting

requirements and for other purposes.

Restore Our Privacy Act Sanders [VT]

6/18/2013 S. 1182 A bill to modify the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to

require specific evidence for access to business records and other

tangible things, and provide appropriate transition procedures, and

for other purposes.

None Udall [CO]

6/24/2013 S. 1215 A bill to strengthen privacy protections, accountability, and

oversight related to domestic surveillance conducted pursuant to

the USA PATRIOT Act and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act

of 1978.

FISA Accountability and Privacy Protection

Act of 2013

Leahy [VT]

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