Date: May 14, 2020

Subject: Strengthening the Privacy Rights of American Citizens by Ending Warrantless FISA Court Spying

Description: Paul (R-KY) amendment to the USA Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2020 which would amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) to end warrantless surveillance and data collection on United States citizens by abusing the FISA courts. The FISA courts are designed to surveil foreign threats to U.S. national security but have been abused to permit warrantless searches and seizures of Americans. This amendment would prohibit the use of FISA courts to surveil U.S. citizens, while maintaining the ability of law enforcement to obtain a warrant from a court under the traditional justice system. ACU supports the founders' belief in privacy as protected under the Fourth Amendment and supports this measure to help protect Americans from the unlawful search and seizure of their data.

Result: Amendment Rejected, 11-85

Democrat: 0 Yeas, 45 Nays, 0 Not voting
Republican: 11 Yeas, 39 Nays, 3 Not voting
Independent: 0 Yeas, 1 Nays, 1 Not voting

Names ordered: By yea/nay       Order alphabetically       Order by party       Order by state

Click on a Senator's name to see more information for that Senator.