Presidential Appointment of FISA Court Judges Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jul 19, 2013)
Presidential Appointment of FISA Court Judges Act - Amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) to require the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, to publicly designate: (1) the 11 district court judges constituting the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court with jurisdiction over applications for electronic surveillance, (2) the 3 judges of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review, and (3) the presiding judges of such Courts. (Currently, such judges are designated by the Chief Justice.)
Permits existing FISA judges to complete their terms.
What just happenedSep 13, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseJul 19, 2013
- Sep 13, 2013Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Jul 19, 2013IntroReferralH11100
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.
- Jul 19, 2013IntroReferralH11100
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.
- Jul 19, 2013IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jul 19, 2013IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House