About the bill
This bill became the vehicle for passage of the FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017. The bill would extend so-called "section 702" government surveillance under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
The bill was originally introduced and passed the Senate in 2017 as the Rapid DNA Act, a bill to expand the use of DNA in law enforcement. In August 2017, its identical companion bill H.R. 510 was enacted in its place. On January 11, 2018, the House replaced the text of this bill, which had become moot by the enactment of an identical bill, with the FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act, which was originally introduced as S. 2010.
Sponsor and status
115th Congress (2017–2019)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Jan 19, 2018
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on January 19, 2018.
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Hirono Opposes Reauthorization of Warrantless Surveillance Authority”
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Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]
on Jan 18, 2018
“U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Statement on S. 139, the FISA Section 702 Reauthorization”
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Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]
on Jan 18, 2018
“Cardin Says FISA Bill Should Have Been Amended to Better Protect Americans’ Rights”
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Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]
on Jan 18, 2018
Incorporated legislation
This bill incorporates provisions from:
H.R. 4478: FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017
Introduced on Nov 29, 2017. 69% incorporated. (compare text)
History
S. 139 (115th) 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.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 139. This is the one from the 115th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not enacted by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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