S. 3888 · 117th Congress · Senate

Government Surveillance Transparency Act of 2022

Active· Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced
Mar 22, 22
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Government Surveillance Transparency Act of 2022

This bill requires that law enforcement authorities notify subjects of criminal surveillance orders that cover emails, texts, and similar electronic data and limits the ability of authorities to delay or preclude the required notice. In addition, the bill (1) prohibits, subject to exceptions, courts from sealing criminal surveillance orders; (2) generally requires that public docket records related to criminal surveillance orders be made publicly available; and (3) permits any person to request that a court unseal a surveillance order.

Action Timeline

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  1. MAR 22, 2022IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  2. MAR 22, 2022IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Committees

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Judiciary Committee

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Referred: Mar 22, 2022

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