Fourth Amendment Restoration Act
Sponsored By: Representative Biggs (AZ)
Introduced
Summary
This bill would repeal the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and make a new, binding requirement that officials obtain a warrant before surveilling a U.S. citizen. It shifts federal intelligence rules to focus on court-approved searches for citizens and limits how intelligence about citizens can be used.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Repeal the foreign intelligence surveillance law
If enacted, this would repeal the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978. Agencies would no longer rely on that statute for surveillance rules and approvals. The repeal would take effect when the bill is enacted.
Tougher rules on spying on Americans
Officers would need a federal court warrant before surveilling a U.S. citizen or searching property used only by that citizen. The same warrant rule would cover pen registers, trap-and-trace, and getting physical items to gather foreign intelligence about a U.S. citizen. Information about a U.S. citizen gathered under Executive Order 12333, or collected while monitoring a non‑U.S. citizen, could not be used against that citizen in any case. Unauthorized surveillance or use of such data would be a federal crime, with up to a $10,000 fine and at least five years in prison; a defense would exist if there was a valid warrant or court order. The bill would define key terms like electronic surveillance, foreign intelligence, pen register, trap-and-trace, and wire communication to set the scope of these rules.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Biggs (AZ)
AZ • R
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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