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FILE - This Thursday, June 6, 2013, file photo, shows a sign outside the National Security Administration (NSA) campus in Fort Meade, Md. A bill introduced in the Michigan legislature Thursday would prohibit state agencies from helping the federal government with warrantless collection of electronic data. The legislation was introduced by Rep. Tom McMillan (R-Rochester Hills) in response to revelations of NSA surveillance practices.

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State House Rep. Tom McMillin (R-Rochester Hills)

DETROIT, MI -- A bill introduced in the state legislature Thursday would prohibit state agencies from helping the federal government with warrantless collection of electronic data.

Rep. Tom McMillin, (R-Rochester Hills), who who sponsored the the bill, said Thursday it seeks to protect against unreasonable search and seizure.

“Over the past year, we have learned about the federal government’s warrantless collection of personal information on millions of American citizens,” McMillin said in a statement. “There is a clear assault by federal government agencies, like the NSA, on Michigan citizens' Fourth Amendment rights, and we should do everything we can to stop that assault.”

McMillin, who chairs the House Oversight Committee and has introduced more than 180 bills over the last five years, proposed a resolution last year urging Congress and the U.S. Attorney General to prosecute National Intelligence Director James Clapper over untruthful testimony he offered on data collection.

The bill also seeks to prohibit the use of electronic data obtained by the federal government without warrants in criminal investigation or prosecution.

The bill, HB 5420, was co-sponsored by five Republicans and five Democrats, including three from Detroit.

It was referred to the House Judiciary Committee.

The White House, meanwhile, is reviewing options for changing the way the federal government collects metadata. The president ordered the review in January, saying the NSA was in need of a new approach to phone records gathering because it could "open the door to more intrusive bulk collection programs in the future."

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