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Fourth Amendment Restoration Act
H.R. 237, 118th Congress
- Status
- In committee
- Introduced
- 01/10/2023
- Cosponsors
- 1
- Latest action
- 02/07/2023
About this bill
- Official title
- Fourth Amendment Restoration Act
- Sponsor
- Andy Biggs (R-AZ)
- Introduced in
- House
- Policy area
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Committees
- Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee, Judiciary Committee
- Latest action
- Referred to the Subcommittee on the National Security Agency and Cyber.
Summary
Congressional Research Service, Introduced in House (01/10/2023)
Fourth Amendment Restoration Act
This bill limits surveillance conducted for foreign intelligence purposes.
Specifically, the bill repeals provisions authorizing without a court order various types of searches and surveillance for foreign intelligence purposes, including electronic surveillance and access to business records.
An officer of the U.S. government must obtain a warrant for certain search and surveillance activities against a U.S. citizen, including (1) conducting electronic surveillance, (2) conducting physical searches of property under a U.S. citizen's exclusive control, or (3) targeting a U.S. citizen to acquire foreign intelligence information. The bill provides for criminal penalties for a person who knowingly violates these requirements or otherwise obtains such information under color of law without statutory authorization.
Information about a U.S. citizen acquired under Executive Order 12333 (relating to intelligence gathering) or during surveillance of a non-U.S. citizen shall not be used against the U.S. citizen in any civil, criminal, or administrative proceeding or investigation.
Actions
Newest first
- 02/07/2023 · House
Referred to the Subcommittee on the National Security Agency and Cyber.
- 02/07/2023 · House
Referred to the Subcommittee on the National Intelligence Enterprise.
- 01/10/2023 · House
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.
- 01/10/2023
Introduced in House
Subjects: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation, Criminal procedure and sentencing, Evidence and witnesses, Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information, Jurisdiction and venue, Law enforcement officers, Right of privacy, Telephone and wireless communication.
Source: U.S. Government Publishing Office, GovInfo Bill Status; Congressional Research Service summaries · Last updated 02/07/2023