FISA Accountability and Privacy Protection Act of 2013 (S. 1215; 113th Congress)

FISA Accountability and Privacy Protection Act of 2013

Long title	To strengthen privacy protections, accountability, and oversight related to domestic surveillance conducted pursuant to the USA PATRIOT Act and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978.
Announced in	the 113th United States Congress
Sponsored by	Patrick Leahy
Number of co-sponsors	10
Legislative history
Introduced in the Senate as S. 1215 by Patrick Leahy on June 24, 2013 Committee consideration by Judiciary

The FISA Accountability and Privacy Protection Act of 2013 is a bill sponsored by Sen. Patrick Leahy in the wake of the global surveillance disclosures of 2013. The bill proposes to limit government surveillance and other reforms of US surveillance.^[1] The bill has been compared to the USA Freedom Act in the House, also supported by Sen. Leahy.^[2][3]

References

1. "The FISA Accountability and Privacy Protection Act of 2013 | U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont".
2. "OpenCongress - Track bills, votes, senators, and representatives in the U.S. Congress".
3. "Leahy & Sensenbrenner Join to Introduce USA FREEDOM Act | U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont".

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External links

• FISA Accountability and Privacy Protection Act of 2013 at the Library of Congress Archived 2014-10-08 at the Wayback Machine
• Sen. Leahy's office on FISA Accountability and Privacy Protection Act of 2013

1. "FISA 2013: 10 Things You Need to Know About the New Accountability and Privacy Protection Act". International Business Times. June 26, 2013.
2. "These 12 bills are the NSA's worst nightmare".
3. "FISA and Patriot Act Under Fire in U.S. Senate". US News & World Report. June 25, 2013. Retrieved July 2, 2023.