The bill renews FISA Section 702 for two more years. It adds approvals, audits, court review, reports, and penalties when the FBI searches the data for information tied to people in the United States.
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Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act is a Senate bill passed by the Senate. The latest recorded action: On Passage of the Bill in the Senate: Bill Passed.
Latest action on H.R. 7888: On Passage of the Bill in the Senate: Bill Passed
Who this affects: This bill mainly affects the FBI, intelligence agencies, and people in the United States whose information may appear in Section 702 data. It changes when FBI staff can search that data and what approvals they need first. It also affects the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, Congress, electronic communication service providers, and people who may challenge unlawful surveillance.
Why this matters: This bill matters because it keeps a major foreign intelligence tool while changing how the FBI can search data that may include people in the United States. Security agencies see Section 702 as important for tracking foreign threats. Privacy critics worry that U.S.-person information can still be searched without a normal criminal warrant. The bill adds guardrails, but the real effect depends on how agencies follow them and how strongly courts and Congress oversee them.
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Officially: Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act
The bill renews FISA Section 702 for two more years. It adds approvals, audits, court review, reports, and penalties when the FBI searches the data for information tied to people in the United States.
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Where it stands
Passed both chambers. Awaiting final enrollment and presidential action.
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Introduced in House
House Committee
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Passed House
Approved by House
Senate Review
Sent to Senate for consideration
Latest: On Passage of the Bill in the Senate: Bill Passed (4/20/2024)
Passed Both Chambers
Approved by both House and Senate
Signed into Law
Signed by the President
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