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H.R. 3103: Intelligence Oversight and Accountability Act of 2013

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H.R. 3103: Intelligence Oversight and Accountability Act of 2013

113th Congress · introduced 2013-09-16 · 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 2013-09-16 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5] · 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

Intelligence Oversight and Accountability Act of 2013

Plain summary

Intelligence Oversight and Accountability Act of 2013 - Amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) to revise congressional reporting requirements with respect to FISA court decisions. Requires the Attorney General (DOJ), within 45 days after the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court or the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review issues a decision, order, or opinion that includes a denial or modification of a request for an order, or that results in a change of application or a new application of FISA, to submit to Congress a copy of such decision and any associated pleadings, applications, or memoranda of law. (Currently, the Attorney General submits such materials only with respect to decisions that the Attorney General determines are a significant construction or interpretation of FISA.) Directs the Attorney General to include with such court documents a brief statement (a summary) of the relevant background factual information, questions of law, legal analysis, and decision rendered.

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Official text

Intelligence Oversight and Accountability Act of 2013

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5] · 48 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Michael K. Simpson (R-ID), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), James A. Himes (D-CT), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Robert E. Latta (R-OH), Julia Brownley (D-CA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5] reported raising $5.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr3103 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113