The government would need a regular federal court warrant before many foreign-intelligence searches or surveillance actions involving U.S. citizens. The bill would repeal FISA, limit use of collected information about citizens, and punish federal officials who break the rules.
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Fourth Amendment Restoration Act is a House bill in committee. The latest recorded action: 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.
Latest action on H.R. 117: 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.
Who this affects: This bill mainly affects U.S. citizens whose information could be collected in foreign-intelligence work. It also affects federal law enforcement, intelligence agencies, prosecutors, and judges. Agencies would have to use regular federal warrant rules in many cases involving citizens. Prosecutors could lose access to some information about citizens, even if the government collected it during other surveillance work.
Why this matters: This bill matters because it would change how the government handles foreign-intelligence cases that involve U.S. citizens. Today, FISA gives the government a special legal path for many national-security surveillance actions. This bill would remove that system and push many citizen-related cases into regular federal warrant rules. It could protect privacy more strongly, but it could also slow or limit some national-security investigations.
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Officially: Fourth Amendment Restoration Act
The government would need a regular federal court warrant before many foreign-intelligence searches or surveillance actions involving U.S. citizens. The bill would repeal FISA, limit use of collected information about citizens, and punish federal officials who break the rules.
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Latest: 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. (1/3/2025)
House Floor Vote
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