Horace Morris
2024-04-25 22:53:20 UTC
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PermalinkAmendment Is Not For Sale Act ahead of Wednesday's vote on the bill.
The House is scheduled to have a stand-alone vote on Wednesday evening
on the act, which began as an amendment to a previous bill reauthorizing
the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Sponsor Rep. Warren Davidson
(R-OH) and other privacy hawks are pushing the measure.
"[The Act] generally would prohibit the intelligence community and law
enforcement from obtaining certain commercially available information —
subject only to narrow, unworkable exceptions," a statement of
administration policy opposing Davidson's bill reads. "It does not
affect the ability of foreign adversaries or the private sector to
obtain and use the same information, thus negating any privacy benefit
to U.S. persons while threatening America's national security."
The House passed FISA reauthorization after months of GOP infighting,
and the Senate could pass it as well, sending the bill to President Joe
Biden's desk ahead of its Friday expiration.
Davidson's bill would force federal agencies to obtain a court order to
purchase commercially owned data of U.S. citizens, such as their online
activity and location information. While its sponsors are mostly
Republicans, House Progressive Caucus Chairwoman Pramila Jayapal (D-WA)
is also a co-sponsor.
Backers hold that FISA risks violating Fourth Amendment protections
against unreasonable searches and seizures, but the intelligence
community and Biden White House say the bill goes too far by restricting
access to "commercially available" information.
"The administration has taken, and continues to take, comprehensive
steps to address legitimate privacy concerns related to the unregulated
proliferation of commercially available information," the statement of
administration policy reads.
FISA reauthorization has been controversial, with former President
Donald Trump urging Congress to "kill FISA" because "it was illegally
used against me." However, the Biden administration insists it will
coordinate with Congress on appropriate uses of its powers.
"The administration looks forward to working with Congress on the
responsible collection, retention, and use of commercially available
information in ways that protect both privacy and national security," it
said.
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