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.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Mar 22, 2022
Last action Mar 22, 2022
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
2
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Committee
1
Mar 22, 2022
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
upper
Mar 22, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ron Wyden
DDemocratic
Co
Cory A. Booker
DDemocratic
Co
Mike Lee
RRepublican
Co
Steve Daines
RRepublican
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