# 116-hr-5488: 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.

116-hr-5488, 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 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10] (R-OH); status Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5488
- Congress: 116
- 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 Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Introduced: 2019-12-18
- 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 requires an application under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 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 gaining an advantage against an opposing political candidate.

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## Sources
- [116-hr-5488 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5488)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5488 (as of 2025-11-18).