What is the current status of S 1318?

S 1318 is currently: Passed House.

How did the House vote on S 1318?

In the House, the recorded vote was 235 yea to 191 nay (Passed).

Who sponsored S 1318?

S 1318 was sponsored by Jerry Moran (R), Sen.

Extends Foreign Surveillance Law, Bans Digital Dollar

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Passed House5 months ago

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Motion to proceed to consideration of the House message to accompany S. 1318 rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 52. Record Vote Number: 164.

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Why This Matters

Although the Senate passed this bill about servicemembers' grave markers, the House version instead extends the Section 702 foreign intelligence surveillance program by three years with new limits on FBI searches of Americans' data. It also bans the Federal Reserve from testing, studying, creating, or issuing a government digital currency.

If you text, call, or email a foreigner abroad whom the government targets, those messages could be collected without a warrant under this program until April 30, 2029, if this version becomes law.

Who this affects

People contacting foreigners abroad · FBI agents and attorneys · Bank and crypto users · Families of Jewish servicemembers

What it costs

The CBO estimates that implementing the grant program would cost $5 million over the 2025-2035 period. Congressional Budget Office

What changes is this bill making?

1The House version deletes every original provision about fixing grave markers of Jewish servicemembers buried overseas, so nothing about military cemeteries remains in the bill.
2FBI employees who knowingly and willfully break the rules for searching Americans' data could face up to 5 years in prison, a new criminal penalty.
3Only FBI attorneys, no longer supervisors, could approve searches using an American's identifier, with monthly reviews by an intelligence civil liberties officer who reports problems.
4The government could not intentionally target Americans under this program without a court order or warrant, and within 60 days the Attorney General must issue new rules giving certain members of Congress and staff access to surveillance court hearings.
5Federal Reserve banks could not open accounts for individuals or offer a digital dollar directly or through banks, though open, private, cash-like digital currencies stay allowed.

Read the detailed summary

Foreign Intelligence Accountability Act and the Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act This bill reauthorizes Title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) until April 30, 2029, and expands protections related to surveillance under Section 702 of FISA. It also prohibits a Federal Reserve bank from offering financial products or services directly to an individual, maintaining an account on behalf of an individual, or issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC). Section 702 of FISA concerns acquiring communications of non-U.S. persons believed to be outside the United States to obtain foreign intelligence information. Information about U.S. persons may incidentally be acquired by this type of surveillance and subsequently queried (searched) under certain circumstances. Changes to Section 702 include requiring monthly reviews by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) for each U.S. person query conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). ODNI must refer queries that do not comply with established standards, as well as possible abuses of civil liberties or privacy, to the Office of the Intelligence Community Inspector General. The bill institutes criminal penalties for (1) those who knowingly and willingly falsify or materially misrepresent complying with querying procedures, and (2) FBI personnel who knowingly and willingly violate procedures related to U.S. person queries. FBI supervisors may no longer approve U.S. person queries; only certain FBI attorneys may do so. The Federal Reserve System's Board of Governors may not use a CBDC to implement monetary policy or test, study, create, or implement a CBDC, with certain exceptions.

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