To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to ensure that politically derived information is not used in an application to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court for an order under title I or III of such Act.

12/15/2023, 4:00 PM

Summary of Bill HR 4454

Bill 118 hr 4454 aims to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to prevent politically derived information from being used in applications to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court for orders under title I or III of the Act. The bill seeks to ensure that any information used in these applications is based on legitimate national security concerns rather than political motivations.

The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) allows the government to collect information on foreign powers and agents operating within the United States for national security purposes. However, there have been concerns raised about the potential misuse of FISA to target individuals for political reasons.

The proposed amendment would require that any information used in FISA applications be verified as coming from legitimate national security sources and not from politically motivated sources. This is intended to prevent the abuse of FISA for political purposes and to protect the privacy and civil liberties of individuals targeted under the Act. Overall, Bill 118 hr 4454 seeks to uphold the integrity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act by ensuring that it is used solely for its intended purpose of national security and not for political gain.

Congressional Summary of HR 4454

This bill requires each application for electronic surveillance or physical search court orders under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to contain a designated senior official's certification that none of the information used in support of the application was derived solely from a political organization's research on an opposing political candidate. Such information may be used if (1) the political organization that produced the information is clearly identified, and (2) other clearly identified investigate techniques have been used to corroborate the information.

Current Status of Bill HR 4454

Bill HR 4454 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since June 30, 2023. Bill HR 4454 was introduced during Congress 118 and was introduced to the House on June 30, 2023.  Bill HR 4454's most recent activity was 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. as of June 30, 2023

Bipartisan Support of Bill HR 4454

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
0
Republican Sponsors
1
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
0
Democrat Cosponsors
0
Republican Cosponsors
0
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 4454

Primary Policy Focus

Armed Forces and National Security

Alternate Title(s) of Bill HR 4454

To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to ensure that politically derived information is not used in an application to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court for an order under title I or III of such Act.To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to ensure that politically derived information is not used in an application to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court for an order under title I or III of such Act.
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