HR 2048 · 114th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

USA FREEDOM Act of 2015

Introduced 2015-04-28· Sponsored by Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5]· House

Bill Progress

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Latest: Became Public Law No: 114-23.(2015-06-02)

Recorded Votes

PassedSenate · 2015-06-02
Roll #201
Yea 67Nay 32
PassedSenate · 2015-06-02
Roll #201
Yea 67Nay 32

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring Act of 2015 or the USA FREEDOM Act of 2015 TITLE I--FISA BUSINESS RECORDS REFORMS Amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) to establish a new process to be followed when the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) submits an application to a FISA court for an order requiring the production of business records or other tangible things for an investigation to obtain foreign intelligence information not concerning a U.S. person or to protect against international terrorism or clandestine intelligence activities. Prohibits the FBI from applying for a tangible thing production order, and prohibits a court from authorizing the collection of tangible things, unless a specific selection term is used as the basis for the production. Maintains limitations under current law that prohibit the FBI from applying for tangible thing production orders for threat assessments. Establishes two separate frameworks for the production of tangible things with different standards that apply based on whether the FBI's application seeks: production on an ongoing basis of call detail r…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 2048, USA FREEDOM Act of 2015

May 8, 2015

As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on April 30, 2015

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Cosponsors (20)

13 Democrats7 Republicans