USA FREEDOM Act
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The USA FREEDOM Act is a 2015 U.S. law that reformed government surveillance authorities, notably curbing bulk collection of Americans’ phone records while renewing and modifying key intelligence-gathering powers.
Observed surface forms (3)
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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surveillance reform law ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Public Law 114-23
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USA FREEDOM Act ⓘ
surface form:
USA Freedom Act of 2015
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| amends |
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
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surface form:
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978
USA PATRIOT Act ⓘ |
| authorizes | targeted collection of call detail records based on specific selection terms ⓘ |
| billNumber | H.R. 2048 ⓘ |
| committee |
House Committee on the Judiciary
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surface form:
House Judiciary Committee
United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence ⓘ
surface form:
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
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| congressNumber | 114th United States Congress ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creates |
amicus curiae panel for the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
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call detail records program ⓘ |
| effectiveDate | 2015-06-02 ⓘ |
| expands | company transparency reporting on national security demands ⓘ |
| extends |
business records authority with modifications
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lone wolf surveillance authority ⓘ roving wiretap authority ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Jim Sensenbrenner ⓘ |
| introducedByParty | Republican Party ⓘ |
| introducedByState | Wisconsin ⓘ |
| introducedDate | 2015-04-28 ⓘ |
| introducedIn | United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| limits | bulk collection of Americans' phone records ⓘ |
| longName |
USA FREEDOM Act
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring Act of 2015
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| opposedBy | some civil liberties organizations ⓘ |
| passedHouseDate | 2015-05-13 ⓘ |
| passedHouseVote | 338-88 ⓘ |
| passedSenateDate | 2015-06-02 ⓘ |
| passedSenateVote | 67-32 ⓘ |
| prohibits | bulk collection of call detail records under Section 215 ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber |
Public Law 114-23
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surface form:
P.L. 114-23
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| purpose |
to end bulk collection of certain telephony metadata under Section 215
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to increase transparency and oversight of intelligence activities ⓘ to reform government surveillance authorities ⓘ to renew and modify expiring intelligence-gathering powers ⓘ |
| reforms |
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
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National Security Letter authorities ⓘ Section 215 of the USA PATRIOT Act ⓘ pen register and trap-and-trace authority ⓘ |
| requires |
declassification or summaries of significant FISA Court opinions
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use of specific selection terms for certain intelligence collection ⓘ |
| shortName | USA FREEDOM Act self-link ⓘ |
| signedBy | Barack Obama ⓘ |
| signedDate | 2015-06-02 ⓘ |
| strengthens |
congressional reporting requirements on surveillance
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judicial oversight of surveillance programs ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
intelligence gathering
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national security law ⓘ privacy and civil liberties ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Barack Obama presidency
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surface form:
Obama administration
bipartisan coalition in Congress ⓘ |
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
USA Freedom Act of 2015
this entity surface form:
Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring Act of 2015
this entity surface form:
USA FREEDOM Act (various versions, surveillance reform)
subject surface form:
National Security Letter