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Calendar No. 83
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1121
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 7, 2013
Mr. Paul introduced the following bill; which was read the first time
June 10, 2013
Read the second time and placed on the calendar
A BILL
To stop the National Security Agency from spying on citizens of the United States and for other purposes.
Short title
This Act may be cited as
the Fourth Amendment Restoration Act
of 2013
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Findings
Congress finds the following:
The Bill of
Rights states in the 4th Amendment to the United States Constitution that
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers,
and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated,
and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or
affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the
persons or things to be seized.
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Media reports indicate that the National Security Agency is currently collecting the phone records of American citizens.
Media reports indicate that the National Security Agency has secured a top secret court order in April 2013 from a court established under section 103 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1803) for the telephone records of millions of American citizens.
Media reports indicate that President Barack Obama’s Administration has been collecting information about millions of citizens within the borders of the United States and between the United States and other countries.
The collection of citizen’s phone records is a violation of the natural rights of every man and woman in the United States, and a clear violation of the explicit language of the highest law of the land.
Rule of construction
The Fourth Amendment to the Constitution shall not be construed to allow any agency of the United States Government to search the phone records of Americans without a warrant based on probable cause.
June 10, 2013
Read the second time and placed on the calendar