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| 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. |
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| Announced in | the 113th United States Congress |
| Sponsored by | Patrick Leahy |
| Number of co-sponsors | 10 |
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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. The bill has been compared to the USA Freedom Act in the House, also supported by Sen. Leahy.
References
- "The FISA Accountability and Privacy Protection Act of 2013 | U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont".
- "OpenCongress - Track bills, votes, senators, and representatives in the U.S. Congress".
- "Leahy & Sensenbrenner Join to Introduce USA FREEDOM Act | U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont".
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
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- "These 12 bills are the NSA's worst nightmare".
- "FISA and Patriot Act Under Fire in U.S. Senate". US News & World Report. June 25, 2013. Retrieved July 2, 2023.