# 116-hr-7307: Foreign Advanced Technology Surveillance Accountability Act

116-hr-7307, Foreign Advanced Technology Surveillance Accountability Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT] (R-UT); status Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7307
- Congress: 116
- Title: Foreign Advanced Technology Surveillance Accountability Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- Introduced: 2020-06-24
- Sponsor: Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT] (R-UT)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Foreign Advanced Technology Surveillance Accountability Act This bill requires the Department of State to include information on the status of surveillance and use of advanced technology in each foreign country in its annual country reports on human rights practices. Specifically, the State Department must include in such reports a description of each country's status of excessive surveillance and use of advanced technology (e.g., facial recognition or biometric data collection) to impose arbitrary or unlawful interference with privacy or unlawful or unnecessary restrictions on freedom of expression, peaceful assembly, association, or other internationally recognized human rights.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] (D-NJ), 2020-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2020-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] (R-FL), 2020-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2020-11-19T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 116-hr-6829: EMPIL–DOC Act
- 116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 116-hr-3589: Greg LeMond Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 116-hr-1044: Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2020
- 116-hr-748: CARES Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-7307 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7307)

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- [116-hr-6829: EMPIL–DOC Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6829)
- [116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4305)
- [116-hr-3589: Greg LeMond Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3589)
- [116-hr-1044: Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1044)
- [116-hr-748: CARES Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-748)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7307 (as of 2025-11-18).