United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4124 (115th)
USA RIGHTS Act
Introduced
25 October 2017
Last action
14 November 2017 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Sponsors
Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2], Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16], Rep. Amash, Justin [R-MI-3], Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4], Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36], Rep. Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27], Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1], Rep. Sanford, Mark [R-SC-1], Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7], Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2], Thomas Garrett, Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8], Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11], Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9], Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3], Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2], Rep. Jordan, Jim [R-OH-4], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-48], Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10], Rep. Labrador, Raul R. [R-ID-1], Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Brat, Dave [R-VA-7], Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]
Subjects
Defence
Source updated
21 January 2026
Summary
Uniting and Strengthening America by Reforming and Improving the Government's High-Tech Surveillance Act or the USA RIGHTS Act This bill amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to: require a warrant to collect communications of or about a U.S. person or a person inside the United States; require a warrant when a significant purpose of targeting foreigners is to collect communications of persons in the United States; prohibit the use of communications to or from, or information about, U.S. persons or persons in the United States in any criminal, civil, or administrative proceeding or investigation, with the exception of national security-related crimes; allow individuals who have a reasonable basis to believe their communications will be acquired and who have taken reasonable steps to avoid surveillance to challenge the constitutionality of surveillance in court; and require that all forms of technical assistance demanded by the government of electronic communications service providers be approved by a FISA court. The bill expands the mandate of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board to include review of all foreign intelligence activities and whistle-blower complaints. The bill extends the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to September 30, 2021.
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Timeline
25 October 2017
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), Oversight and Government Reform, and Homeland Security, 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
25 October 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
25 October 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
1 November 2017
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Management Efficiency.
Source: Committee
14 November 2017
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 25 October 2017 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Amash, Justin [R-MI-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Sanford, Mark [R-SC-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Thomas Garrett · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Jordan, Jim [R-OH-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-48] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Labrador, Raul R. [R-ID-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Brat, Dave [R-VA-7] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → USA RIGHTS Act of 2017
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4124
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4124
- us · 115-hr-4124 · source updated 21 January 2026