United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5120 (115th)
Presidential Appointment of FISA Court Judges Act
Introduced
27 February 2018
Last action
27 February 2018 · Introduced
Status
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.
Sponsors
Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1], Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
11 August 2025
Summary
Presidential Appointment of FISA Court Judges Act This bill revises procedures for appointing judges to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC). Currently, the Chief Justice of the United States appoints judges to the FISC. This bill requires FISC judges to be appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate.
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Timeline
27 February 2018
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
27 February 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
27 February 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 27 February 2018 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] · R · Sponsor
- · hlig00 · Select
- · hsju00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5120
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5120
- us · 115-hr-5120 · source updated 11 August 2025