A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to clarify and improve the procedures and accountability for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, to extend title VII of such Act, to ensure that the barriers to sharing critical foreign intelligence among the intelligence community that existed before September 11, 2001, are not reimposed, and for other purposes.
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Sponsor and status
115th Congress (2017–2019)
This bill was introduced on November 16, 2017, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote. Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
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1 Cosponsor (1 Democrat)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Sens. Lee, Leahy Release Joint Statement on Upcoming Debate on Section 702 Legislation”
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Sen. Mike Lee [R-UT]
(Sponsor)
on Jan 11, 2018
“Lee And Leahy: Joint Statement On The Senates Upcoming Debate On FISA Sec. 702, And Their USA Liberty Act Reforms”
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Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT, 1975-2022]
(Co-sponsor)
on Jan 11, 2018
History
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May 16, 2017
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Passed Senate (House next)
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Nov 16, 2017
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Introduced
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Jan 11, 2018
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Passed House
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Jan 18, 2018
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Senate Agreed to Changes
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Jan 19, 2018
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Enacted — Signed by the President
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S. 2158 (115th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
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Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 2158. 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 passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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