Bill Sponsor
House Bill 7307
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Foreign Advanced Technology Surveillance Accountability Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jun 24, 2020
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jun 24, 2020
Latest Action
Jun 24, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
7307
Congress
116
Policy Area
International Affairs
International Affairs
Primary focus of measure is matters affecting foreign aid, human rights, international law and organizations; national governance; arms control; diplomacy and foreign officials; alliances and collective security. Measures concerning trade agreements, tariffs, foreign investments, and foreign loans may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Utah
Republican
Florida
Democrat
Minnesota
Democrat
New Jersey
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Foreign Advanced Technology Surveillance Accountability Act

This bill requires the Department of State to include information on the status of surveillance and use of advanced technology in each foreign country in its annual country reports on human rights practices.

Specifically, the State Department must include in such reports a description of each country's status of excessive surveillance and use of advanced technology (e.g., facial recognition or biometric data collection) to impose arbitrary or unlawful interference with privacy or unlawful or unnecessary restrictions on freedom of expression, peaceful assembly, association, or other internationally recognized human rights.

Text (1)
June 24, 2020
Actions (2)
06/24/2020
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
06/24/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Feb 8, 2022 11:16:51 PM