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H.R. 2761: Presidential Appointment of FISA Court Judges Act

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H.R. 2761: Presidential Appointment of FISA Court Judges Act

113th Congress · introduced 2013-07-19 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-07-19 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Presidential Appointment of FISA Court Judges Act

Plain summary

Presidential Appointment of FISA Court Judges Act - Amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) to require the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, to publicly designate: (1) the 11 district court judges constituting the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court with jurisdiction over applications for electronic surveillance, (2) the 3 judges of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review, and (3) the presiding judges of such Courts. (Currently, such judges are designated by the Chief Justice.) Permits existing FISA judges to complete their terms.

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Official text

Presidential Appointment of FISA Court Judges Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28] · 11 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Jared Huffman (D-CA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28] reported raising $10.4 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Words on this page, explained (1)
Jurisdiction
The area or the matters a government or court has authority over.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr2761 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113