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.
| 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 |
(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
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 |
HR2048 (USA FREEDOM Act of 2015) was introduced in the 114th Congress (2015–2017) by Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5].
On 2015-06-02: Became Public Law No: 114-23.
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).