| Bill # |
Name (Sponsor) |
Summary |
Status |
| H.R.4930 | Homeland Security Information Sharing and Analysis Enhancement Act (Cox and Gibbons) | A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance homeland security information sharing and analysis, and for other purposes.
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7/22/2004: Referred to the Committee on Intelligence |
| S.2555 | Judicially Enforceable Terrorism Subpoenas Act of 2004 (Kyl) | A bill to expand the FBI's authority to obtain records in terrorism investigations without court approval.
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6/22/2004: Referred to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary |
| H.R.4584 | Directing Community Integration Act (Goss) | Strengthens the authority of the DCI and the CIA to coordinate and direct the intelligence community.
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6/16/2004: Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence |
| H.R.4591 | Civil Liberties Restoration Act of 2004 (Berman) | A bill to restore civil liberties under the First Amendment, the Immigration and Nationality Act, and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
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6/16/2004: Referred to House Judiciary and Intelligence Committees |
| S.2528 | Civil Liberties Restoration Act of 2004 (Kennedy) | A bill to restore civil liberties under the First Amendment, the Immigration and Nationality Act, and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
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6/16/2004: Referred to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary |
| S.2476 | A bill to amend the USA PATRIOT Act to repeal the sunsets. (Kyl) | Would remove the sunset provisions that cover parts of the USA Patriot Act. |
5/21/2004: Introduced and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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| H.R.4414 | The Strengthening Homeland Innovation by Emphasizing Liberty, Democracy (SHIELD) & Privacy Act | Would strengthen privacy through many government agencies, and create a Commission on Privacy, Freedom and Homeland Security. (Meek) |
5/20/04: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform |
| HR 3179 | Anti-Terrorism Intelligence Tools Improvement Act (Sensenbrenner) | To strengthen anti-terrorism investigative tools and promote information sharing, and for other purposes. |
5/18/2004: Subcommittee Hearing Held. |
| HR 4290 | Data-Mining Reporting Act of 2004 (McDermott) | A bill to provide for data-mining reports to Congress |
5/5/04: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform |
| S 2281 | VOIP Regulatory Freedom Act of 2004 (Sununu) | A bill to provide a clear and unambiguous structure for the jurisdictional and regulatory treatment for the offering or provision of voice-over-Internet-protocol applications |
4/5/04: Introduced and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. |
| HR 4129 | VoIP Regulatory Freedom Act of 2004 (Pickering) | To provide a clear and unambiguous structure for the jurisdictional and regulatory treatment for the offering or provision of voice-over-Internet-protocol applications |
4/2/04: Introduced and Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce; and to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
| HR 4104 | Intelligence Transformation Act of 2004 (Harman) | To establish the Director of National Intelligence as head of the intelligence community, to modify and enhance authorities and responsibilities relating to the administration of intelligence and the intelligence community |
4/1/04: Introduced and Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select). |
| HR 4038 | National Intelligence Education and Training Act (English) | To provide training opportunities for Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies in intelligence analysis and dissemination |
3/25/04: Introduced and referred to House Committee on the Judiciary. |
| H.R. 3352 | Security and Freedom Ensured ("SAFE") Act (Otter) | Would amend the USA PATRIOT ACT to place reasonable limitations on the use of surveillance and the issuance of search warrants. |
10/21/03: Introduced and referred to the Committees on the Judiciary and on Intelligence (Permanent Select). |
| S 1709 | Security and Freedom Ensured ("SAFE") Act of 2003 (Craig) | Would amend the USA PATRIOT ACT to place reasonable limitations on the use of surveillance and the issuance of search warrants. |
10/2/03: Introduced and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
| S 1701 | Reasonable Notice and Search Act (Feingold) | Would limit authority to delay notice of search warrants in criminal cases. |
10/2/03: Introduced and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
| S 1695 | PATRIOT Oversight Restoration Act of 2003 (Leahy) | Expands the sunset provision of the PATRIOT Act to cover additional controversial sections of that legislation. |
10/1/03: Introduced and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Sen. Leahy Press Release |
| HR 3171 | Benjamin Franklin True Patriot Act (Kucinich) | Would repeal parts of the USA PATRIOT Act. |
9/24/03: Introduced and referred to the Committees on the Judicary, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Education and the Workforce, Government Reform, and Transportation and Infrastructure |
| S 1608 | Anti-Terrorism Protection of Mass Transportation and Railroad Carriers Act of 2003 (Sessions) | A bill to increase the penalties for terrorism against mass transportation and railroads and provide law enforcement with the tools to combat and prevent attacks on mass transportation and railroads. |
9/11/03: Introduced and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary |
| HR 3037 | Antiterrorism Tools Enhancement Act of 2003 (Feeney) | Would authorize the FBI to issue administrative subpoenas in terrorism cases. |
9/9/03: Introduced and referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. . |
| S 1552 | The Protecting the Rights of Individuals Act (Murkowski/Wyden) | Would amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act so as "to strengthen protections of civil liberties in the exercise of the foreign intelligence surveillance authorities
under Federal law." |
7/31/03: Introduced and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
| S 1544 | Data-Mining Reporting Act of 2003 (Feingold) | Requires the head of each Federal department or agency that is engaged in any activity to use or develop data-mining technology to report annually to Congress on all such activities. |
7/31/03: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
| S 1520 | Memorial Intelligence Reform Act (B. Graham) | Would amend the National Security Act of 1947 to reorganize the leadership of the Intelligence Community and enhance the counterterrorism activities of the U.S. Government. |
7/31/03: Introduced and referred to the Committee on Intelligence. |
S 1507
 | Library, Bookseller, and Personal Records Privacy Act (Feingold) | Would limit the government's access to library, bookseller, medical, and other sensitive personal records under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). |
7/31/03: Introduced and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
| S 1484 | Citizens' Protection in Federal Databases Act (Wyden) | Would require a report on federal government use of commercial and other databases for national security, intelligence, and law enforcement purposes, and would prohibit searches based purely on hypothetical scenarios. |
7/29/03: Introduced and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
HR 2429
| Surveillance Oversight and Disclosure Act of 2003 (Hoeffel) | To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to improve the administration and oversight of foreign intelligence surveillance. |
6/11/03: Introduced and Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select) and the Committee on Financial Services.
6/25/03: Referred to House Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law |
| S 1158 | Library and Bookseller Protection Act (Boxer) | Would require that a higher standard be met for the FBI to obtain bookstore and library records under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and would exempt libraries from intelligence access to certain records without a court order. |
5/23/03: Introduced and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
| S 113 | A bill to exclude United States persons from the definition of "foreign power" under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 relating to international terrorism (Kyl) | Expands coverage of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to individuals other than United States persons who engage in or prepare to engage in international terrorism even though not affiliated with a terrorist group. |
1/9/03: Introduced and referred to Committee on the Judiciary.
3/7/03: Reported by Senate Judiciary Committee with an amendment adding
a "sunset" provision to have it expire at the end of 2006.
5/8/03: Passed by the Senate with an amendment to add FISA reporting requirements.
5/9/03: Received in the House and referred to the Committees on the Judiciary and Intelligence (Permanent Select).
6/25/03: Referred to House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. |
S 151
 | Prosecuting Remedies and Tools Against the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 (Hatch) | Would ban virtual child pornography and
misleading domain names that lured Web surfers inadvertently
to pornography. |
1/13/03: Introduced and referred to Committee on the Judiciary.
1/30/03: Ordered to be reported by Committee on the Judiciary.
2/24/03: Passed Senate with amendments.
2/25/03: Received in the House, referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
3/27/03: Passed the House.
4/10/03: Senate agrees to Conference report.
4/30/03: Became Public Law No: 108-21 |
| S 609 | Freedom of information restoration bill (Leahy) | Would replace the broad FOIA exemption for "critical infrastructure information" included in the charter for the new Department of Homeland Security, enacted last November, with a narrower exemption |
3/12/03: Introduced and referred to Committee on the Judiciary. |
| HR 1157 | Freedom to Read Protection Act of 2003 (Sanders) | would amend FISA to exempt libraries and
bookstores from any requirement to comply with foreign
intelligence investigations |
3/6/03: Introduced and Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).
5/5/03: Referred to House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. |
| S 436 | Domestic Surveillance Oversight Act of 2003 (Leahy, Grassley, Specter) | To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to improve the administration and oversight of foreign intelligence surveillance.
CDT letter in support of S. 436 |
2/25/03: Introduced and referred to Committee on the Judiciary. |
| S 410 | A bill to establish the Homeland Intelligence Agency (Edwards) | A bill to establish the Homeland Intelligence Agency | 2/13/03: Introduced and Referred to Committee on Intelligence. |
| S 188 | Data-Mining Moratorium Act of 2003 (Feingold) | A bill to impose a
moratorium on the implementation of datamining under the Total
Information Awareness program of the Department of Defense and any
similar program of the Department of Homeland Security |
1/16/03: Introduced and referred to Committee on the Judiciary. |
| S 187 | A bill to provide for the elimination of significant vulnerabilities in the information technology of the Federal Government (Edwards) | Requires each agency to follow cybersecurity
standards set by NIST and require each agency to audit its
internal weaknesses |
1/16/03: Introduced and Referred to Committee on Governmental Affairs. |
| S 6 | Comprehensive Homeland Security Act of 2003 (Daschle) | A bill to enhance
homeland security. |
1/7/03: Introduced and Referred to Committee on the Judiciary. |
| S 41 | To strike certain provisions of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-296) (Lieberman) | Rescinds the secrecy provisions for advisory committees specifically set up under the Homeland Security Act, and removes the Secretary's general power to establish advisory committees whenever deemed necessary. |
1/7/03: Introduced and Referred to Committee on Governmental Affairs. |
| S 22 | The Justice Enhancement and Domestic Security Act of 2003 (Daschle) | Provides a legislative foundation for military tribunals to try the terrorists responsible for September 11; reforms FBI whistleblower policies to help protect security; sets penalties for terrorism-related hoaxes. |
1/7/03: Introduced and referred to Committee on the Judiciary. |
