Search Results: keywords:"privacy and civil liberties"

  • H. R. 7888 — An Act To reform the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978.
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    Status:Engrossed in House
    Words:17,011

    H.R. 7888 aims to reform the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) of 1978 by introducing stricter controls on intelligence activities related to American citizens. This bill focuses on limiting the FBI's ability to conduct searches on queries involving American...

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    H.R. 7888 is a bill that changes the rules on spying to make sure the government is more careful when looking at American people's information and tells them to report what they find, while also making new rules to stop sharing secrets without permission.

  • H. R. 7888 — An Act To reform the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978.
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    Status:Enrolled Bill
    Words:17,012

    H. R. 7888, entitled the "Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act," aims to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978. The bill proposes various changes to enhance oversight and accountability of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), including...

    Simple Explanation

    H. R. 7888 is a bill that wants to create more rules to make sure the people who watch over secret stuff are doing the right thing and aren't looking at personal info without a good reason. It also tries to make it easier to find and fix any mistakes when these rules are broken.

  • S. 4062 — To establish a pilot program to assess the use of technology to speed up and enhance the cargo inspection process at land ports of entry along the border.
    Status:Reported to Senate
    Words:3,477

    The bill S. 4062 aims to create a pilot program testing new technologies to speed up and improve the inspection of cargo at land border ports in the U.S. The program, lasting five years, will assess various technological enhancements, including artificial intelligence,...

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    The bill wants to test cool new gadgets at border checkpoints to help find bad stuff faster and better. They want to try really smart computers and other tech, and then tell people if it's working well and if it respects privacy.