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HR2048: USA FREEDOM Act of 2015

114th Congress (2015–2017) · House bill · Sponsor: Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5]

This page covers HR2048 in the 114th Congress. Bill numbers start over every Congress, so HR2048 in another Congress is a different bill.


Key facts

Item Detail
Roll-call votes 4
Chamber Senate
Latest vote 2015-06-02: Bill Passed (67-32)
Latest action 2015-06-02: Became Public Law No: 114-23.
Policy area Armed Forces and National Security
Official record Congress.gov

What the bill does

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on May 13, 2015. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring Act of 2015 or the USA FREEDOM Act of 2015 TITLE I–FISA BUSINESS RECORDS REFORMS (Sec. 101) Amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) to establish a new process to be followed when the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) submits an application to a FISA court for an order requiring the production of business records or other tangible things for an investigation to obtain foreign intelligence information not concerning a U. S. person or to protect against international terrorism or clandestine intelligence activities. (The FBI currently uses such authority to request FISA orders requiring telephone companies to produce telephone call records to the National Security Agency.) Prohibits the FBI from applying for a tangible thing production order unless a specific selection term is used as the basis for the production. Maintains limitations under current law that prohibit the FBI from applying for tangible thing production orders for threat assessments. Establishes two separate frameworks for the production of tangible things with different standards that apply based on whether the FBI's application seeks: production on an ongoing basis of call detail records created before, on, or after the date of the application relating to an authorized investigation to protect against international terrorism, in which case the…

Subjects: Arms control and nonproliferation, Business records, Chemical and biological weapons, Civil actions and liability, Congressional oversight, Consumer credit, Crimes against animals and natural resources, Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation, Criminal procedure and sentencing, Evidence and witnesses


Roll-call votes on HR2048 (114th Congress)

Every recorded vote on this bill, newest first, with a link to the official tally. Member-by-member positions are on each member’s profile.

Date Chamber Question Result Yea Nay Not voting Record
2015-06-02 Senate On Passage of the Bill H. R. 2048 Bill Passed (67-32) 42 15 1 Official tally
2015-06-02 Senate On the Cloture Motion H. R. 2048 Cloture Motion Agreed to (83-14, 3/5 majority required) 48 8 2 Official tally
2015-05-31 Senate On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed H. R. 2048 Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (77-17, 3/5 majority required) 43 11 4 Official tally
2015-05-23 Senate On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed H. R. 2048 Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (57-42, 3/5 majority required) 37 21 0 Official tally

Frequently asked

What is HR2048 in the 114th Congress?

HR2048 (USA FREEDOM Act of 2015) was introduced in the 114th Congress (2015–2017) by Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5].

What is the latest action on HR2048?

On 2015-06-02: Became Public Law No: 114-23.

How many roll-call votes were held on HR2048?

4 recorded votes in the 114th Congress. The most recent, on 2015-06-02, was "On Passage of the Bill H.R. 2048": Bill Passed (67-32).