H.R. 2048
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H.R. 2048 is the formal House bill designation for the USA FREEDOM Act, a U.S. law aimed at reforming government surveillance and intelligence-gathering authorities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| H.R. 2048 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1257169 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: H.R. 2048 Context triple: [USA FREEDOM Act, billNumber, H.R. 2048]
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A.
H.J.Res.114
H.J.Res.114 is the 2002 joint resolution by the U.S. Congress that authorized the use of military force against Iraq, paving the way for the Iraq War.
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B.
S.1790
S.1790 is the U.S. Senate bill that became the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, setting annual policies and funding levels for the Department of Defense and related national security programs.
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C.
Public Law 111-148
Public Law 111-148 is the landmark U.S. federal statute enacted in 2010 that overhauled the healthcare system by expanding insurance coverage, introducing consumer protections, and implementing cost-control measures.
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D.
HR 1156
HR 1156 is a catalog designation for 23 Tauri, a star in the constellation Taurus that is part of the Bright Star Catalogue.
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E.
HR 1457
HR 1457 is the Bright Star Catalogue designation for Aldebaran, the prominent orange giant star that forms the eye of the constellation Taurus.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: H.R. 2048 Target entity description: H.R. 2048 is the formal House bill designation for the USA FREEDOM Act, a U.S. law aimed at reforming government surveillance and intelligence-gathering authorities.
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A.
H.J.Res.114
H.J.Res.114 is the 2002 joint resolution by the U.S. Congress that authorized the use of military force against Iraq, paving the way for the Iraq War.
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B.
S.1790
S.1790 is the U.S. Senate bill that became the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, setting annual policies and funding levels for the Department of Defense and related national security programs.
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C.
Public Law 111-148
Public Law 111-148 is the landmark U.S. federal statute enacted in 2010 that overhauled the healthcare system by expanding insurance coverage, introducing consumer protections, and implementing cost-control measures.
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D.
HR 1156
HR 1156 is a catalog designation for 23 Tauri, a star in the constellation Taurus that is part of the Bright Star Catalogue.
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E.
HR 1457
HR 1457 is the Bright Star Catalogue designation for Aldebaran, the prominent orange giant star that forms the eye of the constellation Taurus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
USA FREEDOM Act
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United States federal bill ⓘ |
| affectsProvision |
National Security Letters
ⓘ
surface form:
National Security Letter authorities
USA PATRIOT Act ⓘ
surface form:
Section 215 of the USA PATRIOT Act
FISA Amendments Act of 2008 ⓘ
surface form:
Section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act
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| alsoKnownAs |
USA FREEDOM Act
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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 ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | United States of America ⓘ |
| becameLawAs | Public Law 114-23 ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| createsProgram | targeted call detail records program ⓘ |
| effectiveDate | 2015-06-02 ⓘ |
| hasChamberVote |
House passage on 2015-05-13
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Senate passage on 2015-06-02 ⓘ |
| houseVoteResult | passed ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Jim Sensenbrenner ⓘ |
| introducedByParty | Republican Party ⓘ |
| introducedDate | 2015-04-28 ⓘ |
| introducedIn | 114th United States Congress ⓘ |
| introducedInChamber | House of Representatives ⓘ |
| keyProvision |
allows appointment of amici curiae in FISA Court proceedings
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ends NSA bulk collection of telephone metadata under Section 215 ⓘ expands government reporting and company transparency reporting on surveillance orders ⓘ imposes new limits and procedures on National Security Letters ⓘ introduces new transparency requirements for FISA Court opinions ⓘ requires phone companies to retain call detail records and provide them based on targeted queries ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| longTitle |
USA FREEDOM Act
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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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| policyArea |
Civil liberties and privacy
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Intelligence and national security ⓘ |
| purpose |
impose limits on bulk collection of telephony metadata
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increase transparency and oversight of intelligence-gathering ⓘ reform U.S. government surveillance authorities ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
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National Security Agency ⓘ telecommunications service providers ⓘ |
| replacesProgram | NSA bulk telephony metadata program under Section 215 ⓘ |
| senateVoteResult | passed ⓘ |
| shortTitle |
USA FREEDOM Act
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surface form:
USA FREEDOM Act of 2015
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| signedBy | Barack Obama ⓘ |
| signedDate | 2015-06-02 ⓘ |
| status | enacted ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
civil liberties
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government surveillance ⓘ intelligence gathering ⓘ national security ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: H.R. 2048 Description of subject: H.R. 2048 is the formal House bill designation for the USA FREEDOM Act, a U.S. law aimed at reforming government surveillance and intelligence-gathering authorities.
Referenced by (2)
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