Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act

1978 United States federal law
Intangible legislation Q1437106
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Summary

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is a legislation[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of legislation entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (177 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is in the country of United States[3].
  • Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act's instance of is recorded as legislation[4].
  • Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act's instance of is recorded as Act of Congress in the United States[5].
  • Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act's legislated by is recorded as 95th United States Congress[6].
  • Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act was published on October 25, 1978[7].
  • Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as United States[8].
  • Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act's signatory is recorded as Jimmy Carter[9].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include legislation[4] and Act of Congress in the United States[5].

Why It Matters

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act ranks in the top 3% of legislation entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (177 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1978-10-25T00:00:00Z
    Sitelink count → 14
    Legislated by → 95th United States Congress
    Harper's tag → foreign-intelligence-surveillance-act-1978
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: foreign-intelligence-surveillance-act-1978, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289930956|foreign intelligence surveillance act 1978 (#28993095"
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