United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2486 (93rd)
Freedom From Surveillance Act
Introduced
18 January 1973
Last action
18 January 1973 · Introduced
Status
Referred to House Committee on Armed Services.
Sponsors
Rep. Yates, Sidney R. [D-IL-9]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
3 September 2025
Summary
Freedom From Surveillance Act - Makes it unlawful for the Armed Forces to collect, distribute, and store information about civilian political activity and the activity of social or religious groups. Prescribes criminal and civil penalties for any violation of this Act.
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Timeline
18 January 1973
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on Armed Services.
Source: IntroReferral
18 January 1973
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
18 January 1973
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
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Documents
1 official file
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 18 January 1973
Sponsors
- Rep. Yates, Sidney R. [D-IL-9] · D · Sponsor
- · hsas00 · Standing
Related records
- related to ← Freedom from Surveillance Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/93rd-congress/house-bill/2486
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/93/hr/2486
- us · 93-hr-2486 · source updated 3 September 2025