The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence today sent the FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017 (H.R. 4478) to the full House of Representatives. A crucial tool used by the Intelligence Community to thwart terror attacks, Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act allows for targeted intelligence collection on foreign terrorists located outside the United States. The bill will renew Section 702 authorities for four years while making key reforms to strengthen privac...
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The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) will be holding an open markup on the FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017 (H.R. 4478). The hearing will be held at 9:00 am on Friday, December 1 in room 1100 of the Longworth Building. It will be livestreamed on the CSPAN website. Who: House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) What: Markup of the FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017 (Open) When: Friday, December 1, 2017 9:00 am – 11:00 am ET Where: Room 11...
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The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) today introduced a bill to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). A crucial tool used by the Intelligence Community to thwart terror attacks, Section 702 allows for targeted intelligence collection on foreign terrorists located outside the United States. The bill—the FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017 (H.R. 4478)—will renew Section 702 authorities for four years. Without renewal, the autho...
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The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence has released the transcript of the committee's hearing with Carter Page. You can access the transcript here.
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The parties have reached an agreement related to the House Intelligence Committee's subpoena for Fusion GPS's bank records that will secure the Committee's access to the records necessary for its investigation.
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House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes and Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Trey Gowdy today are announcing a joint inquiry into Obama administration regulatory approvals related to the U.S. uranium industry, foreign donations seeking to curry favor and influence with U.S. officials, whether a federal nuclear bribery probe developed evidence of wrongdoing connected to the Uranium One mining company, and Department of Justice criminal and counte...
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House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes today released the following statement on President Trump’s decision to decertify the Iran nuclear agreement: “The decertification of the Iran nuclear agreement is an important initial step toward reining in the world’s biggest state sponsor of terrorism. It’s crucial that the Trump administration’s new, tougher Iran policy will be well-resourced and aggressively implemented, and that the administration designate the regime’s ...
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The House of Representatives today approved the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (H.R. 3180) on a bipartisan 380-35 vote. This legislation provides the Intelligence Community (IC) the necessary resources and authorities to ensure they remain capable of protecting and defending the United States. The bill supports critical national security programs, particularly those focused on countering terrorism and cyberattacks. The total funding levels authorized by the bill are slightly...
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House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes sent a letter today to Director of National Intelligence Daniel Coats asking for technical assistance in drafting legislation to reform procedures for the unmasking of U.S. citizens' names in intelligence reports. The letter is posted here.
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By a unanimous voice vote, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence today reported the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (H.R. 3180) to the full House of Representatives. This legislation provides the Intelligence Community (IC) the necessary resources and authorities to ensure they remain capable of protecting and defending the United States. The bill supports critical national security programs, particularly those focused on countering terrorism and cyberattacks. ...
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