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S. 1297 (115th)

A bill to make title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 permanent, and for other purposes.

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Introduced

6 June 2017

Last action

27 June 2017 · Committee

Status

Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.

Sponsors

Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR], Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC], Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID], Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL], Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME], Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO], Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK], Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX], Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ], Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC], Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS], Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC], Sen. Thune, John [R-SD], Sen. Perdue, David [R-GA]

Subjects

Defence

Source updated

10 August 2026

Defence

Summary

This bill amends the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to make permanent title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, which is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2017. Among other things, title VII authorizes the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the Department of Justice to jointly authorize the targeting (electronic surveillance) of non-U.S. persons outside of the United States.

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Timeline

  1. 6 June 2017

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3296)

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 6 June 2017

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 27 June 2017

    Committee

    Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.

    Source: Committee

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Versions

Documents

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Introduced in Senate (text)

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  • Introduced in Senate (text)

    Introduced in Senate · EN · 6 June 2017

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    Introduced in Senate · EN · 6 June 2017

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