S 3888 United States Senate · 117th Congress

Government Surveillance Transparency Act of 2022

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.
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Mar 2022
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Introduced Mar 22, 2022 Last action Mar 22, 2022
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Mar 22, 2022
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Mar 22, 2022
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