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We're making it easy for you to judge the job performances of your members of Congress! In this episode, Jen tells you about a list of single issue votes that were taken in the House and Senate during the 118th Congress. Most importantly, we gave you all the information you need to find your members' voting records in this episode's show notes. You can find your 2024 Congressional Election Study guide in the episode 301 show notes on www.congressionaldish.com. Happy voting! Please Support Congressional Dish – Quick Links Contribute monthly or a lump sum via PayPal Support Congressional Dish via Patreon (donations per episode) Send Zelle payments to: Donation@congressionaldish.com Send Venmo payments to: @Jennifer-Briney Send Cash App payments to: $CongressionalDish or Donation@congressionaldish.com Use your bank's online bill pay function to mail contributions to: 5753 Hwy 85 North, Number 4576, Crestview, FL 32536. Please make checks payable to Congressional Dish Thank you for supporting truly independent media! For the best experience, view the show notes on our website at https://congressionaldish.com/cd301-2024-election-study-guide FIND YOUR REPRESENTATIVE AND SENATORS Enacted Laws H.R. 7888: Reforming Intelligence and Security America Act (FISA Reauthorization) Jen's highlighted PDF of H.R. 7888 Congressional Dish Episode: CD291: Warrantless Spying Continues House Vote Breakdown ← find how your Representative voted here Senate Vote Breakdown ← find how your Senator voted here Effects of H.R. 7888: Expands the number of people allowed to be legally spied on by the U.S. government and the number of people with information stored in the FISA database (which has information about Americans whose data has been collected along with information about foreigners). It does so by… Giving the Department of Justice (DOJ) permission to search the FISA database to vet foreigners who are applying for tourist visas to visit the United States and Expanding the definition of 'foreign intelligence' to include counter narcotics targets. Expands the number of companies who get legal immunity for turning our information over to the government by expanding the definition of "electronic communications service provider". The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is no longer legally allowed to search the FISA database solely to find evidence of a crime. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is prohibited from using uncorroborated information from political groups or anonymous sources in press reports to get FISA warrants. Limits the number of people within the government who are allowed to search through the database. Background Sources for H.R. 7888: "FISA Section 702: A One Page Overview." INTEL.gov. "Statement of Michael E. Horowitz Inspector General, U.S. Department of Justice before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance concerning 'Fixing FISA: How a Law Designed to Protect Americans Has Been Weaponized Against Them.'" Michael Horowitz. April 27, 2023. U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the Inspector General. "An apology to Carter Page." Jonathan Turley. December 14, 2019. The Hill. "Is the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court Really a Rubber Stamp?: Ex Parte Proceedings and the FISC Win Rate" Conor Clarke. February 2014. Stanford Law Review. "The Biggs Amendment" to H.R. 7888 [failed] Jen's Highlighted PDF of the Biggs Amendment House Vote Breakdown ← find how your Representative voted here Intended Effect of the Biggs Amendment: Would require U.S. government officials to get a warrant before searching through the FISA database for information about U.S. citizens or companies, with emergency exceptions. H.R.7521 - Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act Jen's Highlighted PDF of H.R. 7521 Congressional Dish Episode: CD289: The Not a Tik Tok Ban Bill House Vote Breakdown ← find how your Representative voted here Effects