H.R. 6262 · 118th Congress

Government Surveillance Reform Act of 2023

Introduced on Nov 7, 2023 by Warren Davidson (R-OH-8). 19 cosponsors, 14 of them from another party. Latest action (Nov 10, 2023): Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Nov 7, 2023
Cosponsors
19
14 from the other party
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To implement reforms relating to foreign intelligence surveillance authorities, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Accounting and auditing
  • Administrative remedies
  • Civil actions and liability
  • Computers and information technology
  • Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
  • Criminal procedure and sentencing
  • Drug trafficking and controlled substances
  • Emergency communications systems
  • Employee performance
  • Employment discrimination and employee rights
  • Evidence and witnesses
  • Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
  • Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
  • Government information and archives
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
  • Internet, web applications, social media
  • Judicial procedure and administration
  • Judicial review and appeals
  • Jurisdiction and venue
  • Law enforcement administration and funding
  • Motor vehicles
  • Right of privacy
  • Service industries
  • Specialized courts
  • Supreme Court
  • Telephone and wireless communication

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Warren DavidsonR-OH-8Sponsor

Democrats · 14

Republicans · 5

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Nov 7, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Nov 7, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Nov 7, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), Energy and Commerce, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  4. Nov 7, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), Energy and Commerce, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  5. Nov 7, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), Energy and Commerce, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  6. Nov 7, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), Energy and Commerce, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  7. Nov 10, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. Project for Privacy and Surveillance Accountability, Inc.6 reports
    $490K reported (all issues)
  2. GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA, INC.5 reports
    $3.2M reported (all issues)
  3. RELX INC.5 reports
    $4M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: RELX INC.$45M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  4. DUE PROCESS INSTITUTE4 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)
  5. American Civil Liberties Union3 reports
    $1.5M reported (all issues)
  6. Demand Progress Action, Inc3 reports
    $90K reported (all issues)
  7. ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION2 reports
    $40K reported (all issues)
  8. National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL)2 reports
    $30K reported (all issues)
  9. Americans for Prosperity1 report
    $440K reported (all issues)
  10. PROTON AG1 report
    $10K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024, 2026.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.