# 115-hr-5235: 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.

115-hr-5235, 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., is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10] (R-OH); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-5235
- Congress: 115
- Title: 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.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Introduced: 2018-03-08
- Sponsor: Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10] (R-OH)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) to require an application under FISA for electronic surveillance or a physical search to include a certification by a designated executive branch official that none of the facts or circumstances included in the application's statement of facts were solely produced by, derived from, or collected using funds of, a political organization for the purpose of gaining an advantage against an opposing political candidate.

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- 115-hr-6933: Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6510: Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act
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- 115-hr-6224: Protect European Energy Security Act
- 115-hr-6086: To amend section 249 of title 18, United States Code, to specify lynching as a hate crime act.

## Sources
- [115-hr-5235 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5235)

## Related
- [115-hr-7079: Corrections Public Health and Community Re-entry Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7079)
- [115-hr-6933: Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6933)
- [115-hr-6510: Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6510)
- [115-hr-6496: Continuing Coverage for Preexisting Conditions Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6496)
- [115-hr-6224: Protect European Energy Security Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6224)
- [115-hr-6086: To amend section 249 of title 18, United States Code, to specify lynching as a…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6086)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5235 (as of 2025-11-18).