End bulk data collection under the USA PATRIOT Act.

Austin Scott · Georgia · Republican

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Occurrences

End bulk data collection under USA PATRIOT Act. (Jan 2014)

Commits to ending bulk surveillance collection authorized by the PATRIOT Act.

Austin Scott on the Issues
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Evidence

Representative Scott, Austin [R-GA] voted Yea on final passage of H.R. 2048, the USA FREEDOM Act.

Scott supported the House bill that ended bulk collection under Section 215 of the PATRIOT Act.

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Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives - Roll Call 224 | H.R. 2048 | USA FREEDOM Act
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Latest Action: 06/02/2015 Became Public Law No: 114-23.

Congress enacted the USA FREEDOM Act into law in 2015, which is the statute that ended bulk collection under the PATRIOT Act authorities targeted by the claim.

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H.R. 2048 - USA FREEDOM Act of 2015 | Congress.gov
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Bill Status: On May 13, 2015, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the USA Freedom Act by a vote of 338-88. On June 2, 2015, the Senate passed the USA Freedom Act without amendment by a vote of 67-32. President Obama signed into law the USA Freedom Act on June 2, 2015. Protects Civil Liberties: Ends bulk collection: Prohibits bulk collection of ALL records under Section 215 of the PATRIOT Act.

Official committee material states the law ended bulk collection under Section 215 and was signed into law in 2015.

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House Judiciary Committee Republicans - USA Freedom Act
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Assessments

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The promised outcome was enacted during Austin Scott's federal House service: the USA FREEDOM Act became Public Law 114-23 on June 2, 2015 and barred bulk collection under Section 215 of the USA PATRIOT Act. Scott voted yea on final House passage, giving him candidate credit as a sitting representative who supported the measure that delivered the policy outcome in the same term context.

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