FISA Improvements Act

FISA Improvements Act
Great Seal of the United States
Long titleA bill to consolidate the congressional oversight provisions of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 and for other purposes.
Announced inthe 113th United States Congress
Sponsored byDianne Feinstein
Number of co-sponsors0
Legislative history

The FISA Improvements Act is a proposed act[1] by Senator Dianne Feinstein, Chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee. Prompted by the disclosure of NSA surveillance by Edward Snowden, it would establish the surveillance program as legal, but impose some limitations on availability of the data. Opponents say the bill would codify warrantless access to many communications of American citizens for use by domestic law enforcement.[2]

  1. ^ "S.1631 -- FISA Improvements Act of 2013 (Placed on Calendar Senate - PCS)". Library of Congress (THOMAS). 2013-11-12. Archived from the original on 2016-02-04. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
  2. ^ Spencer Ackerman in Washington (2013-11-15). "Feinstein promotes bill to strengthen NSA's hand on warrantless searches | World news". theguardian.com. Retrieved 2014-01-23.