Surveillance Activities Commission Act of 2006

H.R. 5223, the Surveillance Activities Commission Act of 2006, proposed the creation of an independent national commission to investigate government surveillance conducted within the United States without a warrant. The commission would have been tasked with examining whether federal, state, or local government agencies engaged in illegal or unethical intelligence activities. For citizens, this bill aimed to provide public transparency and oversight regarding the extent of government monitoring and its impact on constitutional rights and privacy.