S.1927
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S.1927 is the Senate bill designation for the Protect America Act of 2007, a U.S. law that temporarily expanded government surveillance authorities in the context of foreign intelligence gathering.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| S.1927 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5794442 — 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: S.1927 Context triple: [Protect America Act of 2007, billNumber, S.1927]
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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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B.
HR 1903
HR 1903 is the Bright Star Catalogue designation for Alnilam, the luminous blue supergiant star forming the central point of Orion’s Belt.
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C.
HR 1948
HR 1948 is the Bright Star Catalogue designation for Alnitak, a prominent blue supergiant star forming the easternmost member of Orion’s Belt.
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D.
H.R.3364
H.R.3364 is a U.S. federal law, known as the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, that imposes sanctions on Iran, Russia, and North Korea to address national security and foreign policy concerns.
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E.
H.R. 1776
H.R. 1776 was the U.S. House bill that became the Lend-Lease Act of 1941, authorizing extensive American military aid to Allied nations during World War II.
- 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: S.1927 Target entity description: S.1927 is the Senate bill designation for the Protect America Act of 2007, a U.S. law that temporarily expanded government surveillance authorities in the context of foreign intelligence gathering.
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A.
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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B.
HR 1903
HR 1903 is the Bright Star Catalogue designation for Alnilam, the luminous blue supergiant star forming the central point of Orion’s Belt.
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C.
HR 1948
HR 1948 is the Bright Star Catalogue designation for Alnitak, a prominent blue supergiant star forming the easternmost member of Orion’s Belt.
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D.
H.R.3364
H.R.3364 is a U.S. federal law, known as the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, that imposes sanctions on Iran, Russia, and North Korea to address national security and foreign policy concerns.
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E.
H.R. 1776
H.R. 1776 was the U.S. House bill that became the Lend-Lease Act of 1941, authorizing extensive American military aid to Allied nations during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal bill
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surveillance legislation ⓘ |
| affects |
intelligence community surveillance practices
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privacy expectations in cross-border communications ⓘ |
| appliesTo | foreign intelligence targets reasonably believed to be outside the United States ⓘ |
| characteristic | temporary legislation ⓘ |
| classification | national security legislation ⓘ |
| context |
debates over civil liberties and national security in the United States
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post-September 11 counterterrorism policies ⓘ |
| controversy |
criticized for weakening privacy protections for communications involving people in the United States
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raised concerns about warrantless surveillance ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| effect | temporarily expanded warrantless surveillance authorities for foreign intelligence collection ⓘ |
| enforcementBy | United States intelligence agencies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governs | collection of foreign intelligence information by U.S. government agencies ⓘ |
| hasProvision |
authorized acquisition of foreign intelligence information concerning persons reasonably believed to be outside the United States
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reduced role of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court in certain foreign-targeted surveillance ⓘ |
| introducedIn | 110th United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of the United States
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| language | English ⓘ |
| legalArea |
intelligence law
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national security law ⓘ privacy law ⓘ |
| legalForm | public law ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law system of the United States ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Senate ⓘ |
| legislativeChamber | Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motivatedBy | perceived gaps in surveillance authority for foreign communications routed through the United States ⓘ |
| officialName | Protect America Act of 2007 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oversightBy |
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
NERFINISHED
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United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978
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to expand government surveillance authorities for foreign intelligence gathering ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
FISA Amendments Act of 2008
NERFINISHED
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Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Protect America Act of 2007 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | enacted law ⓘ |
| subject |
counterterrorism
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electronic surveillance ⓘ foreign intelligence surveillance ⓘ national security ⓘ |
| temporalScope | temporary expansion of surveillance powers in 2007 ⓘ |
| typeOfChange | amendment to existing surveillance framework ⓘ |
| yearIntroduced | 2007 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: S.1927 Description of subject: S.1927 is the Senate bill designation for the Protect America Act of 2007, a U.S. law that temporarily expanded government surveillance authorities in the context of foreign intelligence gathering.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.