USA FREEDOM Act of 2015 (2015; 114th Congress H.R. 2048)

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About the bill

Source: Wikipedia

The USA Freedom Act (H.R. 2048, Pub.L. 114–23) is a U.S. law enacted on June 2, 2015 that restored in modified form several provisions of the Patriot Act, which had expired the day before. The act imposes some new limits on the bulk collection of telecommunication metadata on U.S. citizens by American intelligence agencies, including the National Security Agency. It also restores authorization for roving wiretaps and tracking lone wolf terrorists. The title of the act originally was a ten-letter backronym (USA FREEDOM) that stood ...

Sponsor and status

James Sensenbrenner Jr.

Sponsor. Representative for Wisconsin's 5th congressional district. Republican.

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Last Updated: Oct 11, 2016
Length: 46 pages

Introduced

Apr 28, 2015
114^th Congress, 2015–2017

Status

Enacted — Signed by the President on Jun 2, 2015

This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on June 2, 2015.

Law

Pub.L. 114-23

Source

Congress.gov

Position statements

What legislators are saying

“The Senate Should Quit Theatrics and Pass USA Freedom Act”
— Rep. Tom Marino [R-PA12, 2019-2019] (Co-sponsor) on Jun 1, 2015

“Goodlatte, Conyers, Sensenbrenner, Nadler Applaud Clean Passage of the USA Freedom Act in the Senate”
— Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY10] (Co-sponsor) on Jun 2, 2015

“Statement of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee, In Support of the USA FREEDOM Act of 2015, HR 2048”
— Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT] on May 22, 2015

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Incorporated legislation

This bill incorporates provisions from:

S. 1123: USA FREEDOM Act of 2015

Introduced on Apr 28, 2015. 100% incorporated. (compare text)

H.R. 1056: Nuclear Terrorism Conventions Implementation and Safety of Maritime Navigation Act of 2015

Introduced on Feb 25, 2015. 100% incorporated. (compare text)

S. 1469: FISA Reform Act of 2015

Introduced on May 23, 2015. 56% incorporated. (compare text)

History

Apr 28, 2015		Introduced Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. Read Text »
Apr 30, 2015		Ordered Reported A committee has voted to issue a report to the full chamber recommending that the bill be considered further. Only about 1 in 4 bills are reported out of committee. Read Updated Text » See Changes »
May 8, 2015		Reported by House Committee on the Judiciary A committee issued a report on the bill, which often provides helpful explanatory background on the issue addressed by the bill and the bill's intentions. Read Report »
May 13, 2015		Passed House (Senate next) The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. View Vote » Read Updated Text » See Changes »
May 23, 2015		Failed Cloture in the Senate The Senate must often vote to end debate before voting on a bill, called a cloture vote. The vote on cloture failed. This is often considered a filibuster. The Senate may try again. View Vote »
Jun 2, 2015		Passed Senate The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill. View Vote » Read Updated Text » See Changes »
Jun 2, 2015		Enacted — Signed by the President The President signed the bill and it became law.

H.R. 2048 (114th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

This bill was introduced in the 114^th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 2015 to Jan 3, 2017. Legislation not enacted by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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H.R. 2048 (114th): USA FREEDOM Act of 2015