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S. 936 · 116th Congress

Ending Mass Collection of Americans’ Phone Records Act of 2019

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 116th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

RWD WydenSponsor
2 cosponsors · 2 R

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Ending Mass Collection of Americans' Phone Records Act of 2019

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Mar 28, 2019

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.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Ending Mass Collection of Americans’ Phone Records Act of 2019

Latest action (Mar 28, 2019): Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Mar 28, 2019

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.