Hearing Information
Hearing Information
Wednesday, February 14, 2024 - 2:00pm H-313, The Capitol View Announcement »
H.R. 7230 - Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act
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Text of H.R. 7230 PDF
(as prepared for introduction)
Amendments (click headers to sort)
| # | Version # | Sponsor(s) | Party | Summary | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Version 1 | Norton (DC) | Democrat | Clarifies that the mayor of the District of Columbia will be treated in the same manner as a governor of a state or territory with respect to prior approval for a query. | Submitted |
| 2 | Version 1 | Trahan (MA), Edwards (NC), Soto (FL) | Bi-Partisan | Inserts the text of H.R. 4311, the DELETE Act, which would allow individuals to opt out of data collection and electronic surveillance performed by data brokers. | Submitted |
| 3 | Version 1 | Rose (TN) | Republican | Requires the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) to establish a program to allow public witnesses authorized to handle classified information to observe proceedings and review applications and communications of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. § 1881a). Also, requires the development of a secure mechanism for public witnesses to report concerns about potential misconduct to Congress through classified channels. | Submitted |
| 4 | Version 1 | Carl (AL) | Republican | Adds a report requirement from the FBI to House and Senate Intelligence Committees listing the names of all US citizens queried. | Submitted |
| 5 | Version 1 | Rose (TN) | Republican | Grants Members of Congress the ability to attend any hearing or oral argument conducted by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) or Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review (FISCR). | Submitted |
| 6 | Version 1 | Cline (VA), Biggs (AZ), Jackson Lee (TX), Issa (CA) | Bi-Partisan | Prohibits the resumption of “abouts” collection under Section 702. | Submitted |
| 7 | Version 1 | Lieu (CA) | Democrat | Requires the FISA court to appoint an amicus curiae each time that it evaluates surveillance applications authorized by Title I of FISA, including applications to target U.S. citizens. | Submitted |
| 8 | Version 1 | Lieu (CA) | Democrat | Adds warrant and transparency requirements for law enforcement’s use of cell-site simulators, which are devices that mimic cell phone towers. | Submitted |
| 9 | Version 2 | Spartz (IN) | Republican | Revised Requires the DOJ Inspector General to audit the operating effectiveness of the minimization procedures governing acquisition, retention and dissemination of non-publicly available U.S. person information acquired through Section 702, and report its findings to Congress. | Revised |
| 10 | Version 1 | Lofgren (CA) | Democrat | Restricts warrantless surveillance of US persons under Executive Order 12333, requiring court oversight, while mandating transparency through public reports on violations. | Submitted |
| 11 | Version 1 | Biggs (AZ), Nadler (NY), Cline (VA), Jayapal (WA) | Bi-Partisan | Prohibits warrantless searches of U.S. person communications in the FISA 702 database, with exceptions for imminent threats to life or bodily harm, consent searches, or known cybersecurity threat signatures. | Submitted |
| 12 | Version 1 | Roy (TX) | Republican | Requires the FBI to report to Congress on a quarterly basis the number of U.S. person queries conducted. Additionally, grants the Chairs and Ranking Members of the Committees on Judiciary and Intelligence, in addition to the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate, the Speaker of the House, and the Minority Leader of the House, access to attend FISC proceedings. | Submitted |
| 13 | Version 1 | Rose (TN) | Republican | Modifies the reauthorization of Section 702 authority from five years to two years. | Submitted |
| 14 | Version 1 | Davidson (OH), Jayapal (WA), Jordan (OH), Lofgren (CA), Biggs (AZ), Nadler (NY) | Bi-Partisan | Prohibits law enforcement and Intelligence agencies from purchasing the content of communications and location data of U.S. persons without a court order. | Submitted |
| 15 | Version 1 | Ogles (TN) | Republican | Limits the exception allowing the FBI to forgo notifying Congress about queries targeting Members of Congress when the Director believes it could impede an investigation so that in cases where it is a national security investigation the FBI has to notify the Gang of Eight. | Submitted |
| 16 | Version 1 | Ogles (TN) | Republican | Requires the Deputy Director of the FBI to sign off on any query targeting a political or policy advisor to a US elected official or candidate. | Submitted |
| 17 | Version 1 | Ogles (TN) | Republican | Limits the exception to the requirement that agents get approval from a supervisor or attorney before conducting queries targeting Americans in cases where they believe the query "could assist in mitigating or eliminating a threat to life or serious injury" to those where they believe that the delay that would result from getting approval would impede their ability to mitigate those threats. | Submitted |
| 18 | Version 1 | Ogles (TN) | Republican | Strikes the word "solely" from the prohibition on queries that are "solely designed to find and extract evidence of criminal activity". | Submitted |
| 19 | Version 1 | Ogles (TN) | Republican | Strikes the word "solely" from the requirement that the FBI notify the FISC when they rely on information "solely produced by, derived from information produced by, or obtained using the funds of a political organization", so that any reliance on information derived from political campaigns is disclosed to the FISC. | Submitted |
| 20 | Version 1 | Ogles (TN) | Republican | Requires that when the FBI waives the requirement to get consent from a Member of Congress before querying them in order to provide supplemental information for a defensive briefing due to "exigent circumstances", they notify that Member of Congress. | Submitted |