H.R. 5211 · 118th Congress · Government Operations and Politics
USPIS Surveillance Protection Act
- IntroducedAug 15, 2023 Done
- CommitteeDied Jan 3, 2025 Stopped here
- House floorNot yet Not reached yet
- Senate floorNot yet Not reached yet
- Chambers agreeNot yet Not reached yet
- PresidentNot yet Not reached yet
What it does
This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to implement, conduct, or otherwise carry out the Internet Covert Operations Program (commonly referred to as iCOP) operated by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service or any other domestic surveillance program with targets that do not have an identified connection to the mail, postal crimes, or the security of Postal Service facilities or personnel, or with politically motivated targets.
Congressional Research Service · summary of “Introduced in House” version · Aug 15, 2023
Who lobbies on it
No lobbying filing on file names H.R. 5211.
Organizations that named H.R. 5211 in a quarterly lobbying report. Covers organizations with a PAC on file; reports from organizations without one aren’t loaded yet. Spend is the organization’s total across all issues: reports don’t split spending by bill. Source: Senate lobbying disclosures (LD-2) from lda.gov; quotes are word for word from the “specific lobbying issues” field.
Actions
2 actions · newest first- Aug 15, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
- Aug 15, 2023Introduced in House