FISA COURT Act

Summary

FISA Court Oversight Underscoring Responsibility and Transparency Act or the FISA COURT Act - Amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) to require the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to consist of 11 publicly designated district court judges, of whom: 2 judges are designated by the President; 1 judge is designated by a majority of the Supreme Court; and 2 judges each are designated, respectively, by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the minority leader of the House of Representatives, and the majority and minority leaders of the Senate. (Currently, the Chief Justice designates all 11 judges.) Requires a majority of the Supreme Court (currently, the Chief Justice alone) to designate three judges from the U.S. district courts or courts of appeals who shall comprise the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review. Requires the Attorney General (DOJ) to make publicly available: (1) copies of FISA court decisions, orders, pleadings, applications, and memoranda currently submitted to Congress, subject to the authority of the Attorney General to waive such public availability requirements for national security purposes; and (2) a quarterly estimate of the number of waivers along with the reasons for such waivers.

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Timeline

1. 26 September 2013

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 26 September 2013

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 26 September 2013

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 9 January 2014

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 26 September 2013 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 26 September 2013

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 26 September 2013

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 26 September 2013

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Sponsors

• Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3] · D · Sponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing
• · hlig00 · Select

Related records

• related to → FISA Court Accountability Act