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 |
|---|---|
| H.R. 2048 canonical | 2 |
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
ⓘ
USA FREEDOM Act ⓘ
surface form:
USA FREEDOM Act of 2015
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| amends |
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
National Security Agency ⓘ telecommunications service providers ⓘ |
| replacesProgram | NSA bulk telephony metadata program under Section 215 ⓘ |
| senateVoteResult | passed ⓘ |
| shortTitle |
USA FREEDOM Act
ⓘ
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 ⓘ |
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