Ending Mass Collection of Americans’ Phone Records Act of 2019

Summary

Ending Mass Collection of Americans' Phone Records Act of 2019 This bill repeals the authority of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to obtain business records, such as phone records, on an ongoing basis under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). FISA warrants shall only be for items specifically identified in the FBI's application to access the records. FISA currently allows the FBI to apply for a warrant to access records and other documents to obtain foreign intelligence information or to protect against international terrorism or clandestine intelligence activities. The application for such a warrant is ex parte before courts designated under FISA, meaning that the government is the only party present in the proceedings.

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Timeline

1. 28 March 2019

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 28 March 2019

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 28 March 2019 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 28 March 2019

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

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• Introduced in Senate

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Sponsors

• Ron Wyden · D · Sponsor
• Rand Paul · R · Sponsor
• Lisa Murkowski · R · Cosponsor
• · ssju00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← Ending Mass Collection of Americans’ Phone Records Act
• related to ← Safeguarding Americans' Private Records Act of 2020
• related to ← Safeguarding Americans' Private Records Act of 2020