2015: Schweikert Voted For An Amendment That Would Have Prevented 'Backdoor' Surveillance. In June 2015, Schweikert voted for an amendment that according to Congressional Quarterly, would have "restrict[ed] use of funds to query a collection of foreign intelligence information acquired under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 using a United States person identifier. The amendment also would [have] bar[red] use of funds by the National Security Agency or the Central Intelligence Agency to mandate that a company alter products or services to permit electronic surveillance of users, except for mandates or requests authorized under the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act." The underlying legislation was the FY 16 Defense Appropriations. The House approved the amendment by a vote of 255 to 174. The House later passed the underlying bill, but it died in the Senate. [House Vote 356, 6/11/15; Congressional Quarterly, 6/11/15; Congressional Actions, H. Amdt. 503; Congressional Actions, H.R. 2685]
2016: Schweikert Voted To Prohibit Funds To Conduct Warrantless Surveillance On Americans When Their Data Leaves The U.S. In June 2016, Schweikert voted for an amendment that would have, according to Congressional Quarterly, "prohibit[ed] use of funds to conduct warrantless surveillance of Americans' digital communications when the data crosses the U.S. border. It also would [have] prohibit[ed] use of funds by the CIA and the National Security Agency to request companies to alter their products to allow electronic surveillance." The underlying legislation was an FY 2017 defense appropriations bill. The vote was on the amendment. The House rejected the amendment by a vote of 198 to 222. [House Vote 321, 6/16/16; Congressional Quarterly, 6/16/16; Congressional Actions, H. Amdt. 1204; Congressional Actions, H.R. 5293]
2016: Schweikert Voted To Prohibit CIA And NSA Funds From Asking Companies To Change Their Products To Allow For Spying. In June 2016, Schweikert voted for an amendment that would have, according to Congressional Quarterly, "prohibit[ed] use of funds to conduct warrantless surveillance of Americans' digital communications when the data crosses the U.S. border. It also would [have] prohibit[ed] use of funds by the CIA and the National Security Agency to request companies to alter their products to allow electronic surveillance." The underlying legislation was an FY 2017 defense appropriations bill. The vote was on the amendment. The House rejected the amendment by a vote of 198 to 222. [House Vote 321, 6/16/16; Congressional Quarterly, 6/16/16; Congressional Actions, H. Amdt. 1204; Congressional Actions, H.R. 5293]