USA FREEDOM Act

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The USA FREEDOM Act is a 2015 U.S. law that reformed government surveillance authorities, notably curbing bulk collection of Americans’ phone records while renewing and modifying key intelligence-gathering powers.

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instanceOf United States federal statute
surveillance reform law
alsoKnownAs Public Law 114-23
USA Freedom Act of 2015
linked to: USA FREEDOM Act
amends Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978
USA PATRIOT Act
authorizes targeted collection of call detail records based on specific selection terms
billNumber H.R. 2048
committee House Judiciary Committee
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
congressNumber 114th United States Congress
country United States
creates amicus curiae panel for the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
call detail records program
effectiveDate 2015-06-02
expands company transparency reporting on national security demands
extends business records authority with modifications
lone wolf surveillance authority
roving wiretap authority
introducedBy Jim Sensenbrenner
introducedByParty Republican Party
introducedByState Wisconsin
introducedDate 2015-04-28
introducedIn United States House of Representatives
limits bulk collection of Americans' phone records
longName Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring Act of 2015
linked to: USA FREEDOM Act
opposedBy some civil liberties organizations
passedHouseDate 2015-05-13
passedHouseVote 338-88
passedSenateDate 2015-06-02
passedSenateVote 67-32
prohibits bulk collection of call detail records under Section 215
publicLawNumber P.L. 114-23
linked to: Public Law 114-23
purpose to end bulk collection of certain telephony metadata under Section 215
to increase transparency and oversight of intelligence activities
to reform government surveillance authorities
to renew and modify expiring intelligence-gathering powers
reforms Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
National Security Letter authorities
Section 215 of the USA PATRIOT Act
pen register and trap-and-trace authority
requires declassification or summaries of significant FISA Court opinions
use of specific selection terms for certain intelligence collection
shortName USA FREEDOM Act
signedBy Barack Obama
signedDate 2015-06-02
strengthens congressional reporting requirements on surveillance
judicial oversight of surveillance programs
subjectArea intelligence gathering
national security law
privacy and civil liberties
supportedBy Obama administration
bipartisan coalition in Congress

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USA PATRIOT Act partiallyReplacedBy USA FREEDOM Act
National Security Letter subjectToReform USA FREEDOM Act
subject linked to: National Security Letters
Public Law 107-56 relatedTo USA FREEDOM Act
Public Law 107-56 partlySupersededBy USA FREEDOM Act
USA FREEDOM Act shortName USA FREEDOM Act
USA FREEDOM Act longName Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring Act of 2015
linked to: USA FREEDOM Act
USA FREEDOM Act alsoKnownAs USA Freedom Act of 2015
linked to: USA FREEDOM Act
Rand Paul sponsored USA FREEDOM Act (various versions, surveillance reform)
linked to: USA FREEDOM Act
Stored Communications Act amendedBy USA FREEDOM Act
Public Law 114-23 hasOfficialName USA FREEDOM Act of 2015
linked to: USA FREEDOM Act
Public Law 114-23 hasShortTitle USA FREEDOM Act
Public Law 114-23 reforms Section 215 of the USA PATRIOT Act
linked to: USA FREEDOM Act
H.R. 2048 shortTitle USA FREEDOM Act of 2015
linked to: USA FREEDOM Act
H.R. 2048 longTitle Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring Act of 2015
linked to: USA FREEDOM Act
H.R. 2048 alsoKnownAs USA FREEDOM Act
H.R. 2048 alsoKnownAs USA FREEDOM Act of 2015
linked to: USA FREEDOM Act