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H.R.3773: To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes.

April 10, 2008 Petition against spying on Americans - HR 3773: FISA Amendments ...

Representitives to NOT pass HR 3773 (also known as S.2248) which will give the US Government the right to spy on it's own citizens. There have been some very disturbing commercials scaring people into believing that in order to 'fight ...

April 10, 2008 Download Expedition Zero MP3

The House of Representatives voted today to pass a key foreign surveillance bill that refuses amnesty to telcos for helping the government conduct warrantless wiretaps The bill known formally as the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 HR 3773 ...

March 28, 2008 GOP Looks for New FISA Pressure Points

During the break, the GOP has not issued the daily barrage of news releases that characterized the weeks before the recess, when House Democrats defied the White House and passed a new bill (HR 3773) that would not grant retroactive ...

March 27, 2008 Gridlock is good

HR 3773 represents an acceptable compromise, and here I draw a line in the sand. I oppose ANY further compromise or dilution of HR 3773, even if the President threatens a veto. Neither the Fourth Amendment ...

March 27, 2008 Gridlock is good

The gridlock involves two versions of a new spying bill, a Senate version, and a House bill - HR 3773. The Senate bill is basically the President's wish-list for expanded surveillance powers. He's threatened to veto anything short of ...

March 24, 2008 Scoop: Lulling Americans Into False Sense of Security

Ron Paul weighed in on HR 3773 by saying, “This bill will allow the federal government to engage in the bulk collection of American citizens’ communications. In effect, it means that any American may have his electronic communications ...

March 24, 2008 SCOOP: LULLING AMERICANS INTO FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY

Ron Paul weighed in on HR 3773 by saying, “This bill will allow the federal government to engage in the bulk collection of American citizens’ communications. In effect, it means that any American may have his electronic communications ...

March 24, 2008 USA - lobbying for indemnity votes

Legislators were broken down into pro and anit-amnesty based on their March 14 votes on HR 3773, the House's alternative to a Bush administration-approved Senate bill. Newman's take? "I don't think money is the only thing that ...

March 22, 2008 How much does it cost for the telecoms to get politicians to vote ...

Legislators were broken down into pro and anit-amnesty based on their March 14 votes on HR 3773, the House’s alternative to a Bush administration-approved Senate bill. Newman’s take? “I don’t think money is the only thing that ...

March 22, 2008 House Passes Spy Bill, Rejects Telcom Amnesty Despite Veto Threat

The bill, HR 3773, is not immediately available on that THOMAS website, but when posted it will be here. A draft of the bill is available here (.pdf). See Also:. House Debates, Holds Rare Secret Session; Republicans Walk Out As ...

March 21, 2008 Telecom Industry Gave 50% More to House Members Who Voted No to ...

... to members of the House of Representatives who voted "no" as opposed to $7085 to those who voted "yes" on the House amendment (to the Senate amendment to HR 3773), to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA).

March 21, 2008 Telcom Industry Gave 50% More to Members of the House Who Voted ...

... to members of the House of Representatives who voted “no” as opposed to $7085 to those who voted “yes” on the House amendment (to the Senate amendment to HR 3773), to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA). .

March 21, 2008 Telcom Industry Gave 50% More to Members of the House Who Voted NO ...

For more on HR 3773 visit, Whip Pack. “Our findings are based on the aggregation of contribution data from the Center for Responsive Politics and voting data from THOMAS via GovTrack.us,” said Sean Tanner, MAPLight.org’s Research ...

March 20, 2008 Where The Rubber Meets The Road (3/20/08)

In a 213-197 vote, the House passed a bill (HR 3773) extending the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act until Dec. 31, 2009. A yes vote was to send the bill to the Senate. Voting yes: Andrews, Brady, Fattah, Murphy, Schwartz and Sestak ...

March 20, 2008 Aiming for Innovation, HP Fails for Usual Reasons

HR 3773 - FISA Amendments Act of 2008, by US Rep. Ron Paul. St. John Man Charged With Sexual Abuse Of Minor. Sexy Models and Beauty Queens looking for Sugar Daddy! Videoblog “Real Time Players”. OC students join in Pinwheels for Peace ...

March 19, 2008 House Denies Immunity to Telcoms

On March 14, the House passed an amendment that reigns in the administration's warrentless wiretap program by rejecting immunity for Telcom companies who cooperate and strengthening citizen civil liberties. The bill, HR 3773: ...

March 19, 2008 House FISA Bill (HR 3773)

On Friday, March 14, the House of Representatives approved HR 3773, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (“FISA”) of 1978 Amendments Act of 2008. The House bill, which passed 213-193, would set new rules for governmental ...

March 18, 2008 Congresswoman Davis -- HR 3773

Thank you for voting Yea to HR 3773 ! And,Against Telecoms Immunity ! Finally Our Democrat Majority in Congress shows their backbone ! It's about time ! Remember,The Bush Administration started this Telecom spying Before 9/11 ! ...

March 17, 2008 Statement on HR 3773 - FISA Amendments Act of 2008

Ron Paul Speech to Congress, March 14, 2008.

March 17, 2008 House Says No to Government’s Warrantless Spying on Citizens

So after I searched the House website for the vote 213-197, I found the resolution was called HR 3773 - FISA Amendments Act of 2008. The legislative process continues. The debate is only starting to heat up. ...

March 17, 2008 2008 ncaa bracket predictions

last thursday night the house of representatives met in a closed session to moot hr 3773, the fisa amendments act of 2008. it passed the house on friday by a plebiscite of 213-197. the account is intended to update… ...

March 17, 2008 Human Rights News Monitor

Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke on the House floor this afternoon in strong support of HR 3773, the FISA Amendments Act of 2008, which protects America while protecting Americans civil liberties. The legislation passed by a vote of 213 to ...

March 16, 2008 NO IMMUNITY: House Dems grow a pair . . . Senate still out to lunch

HR 3773, the house version of a FISA bill, is nothing less than a reprimand to the Senate for it's repeated failures and capitulations on this issue. Not only has the House refused to include retroactive immunity, it's called for an ...

March 16, 2008 Chet Edwards (US House Dist 17) Recent Congressional Votes

1. Government surveillance: Passed, 213-197, a bill (HR 3773) extending the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) until Dec. 31, 2009. The bill permits the government to conduct surveillance without warrant.......

March 16, 2008 Statement on HR 3773 - FISA Amendments Act of 2008

14 March 2008. Rep. Ron Paul, MD. Mr Speaker, I rise in opposition to this latest attempt to undermine our personal liberties and violate the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution. This bill will allow the federal government to engage in ...

March 16, 2008 House narrowly passes revamped spy bill

The revised advertisement, proposed earlier this week and known as the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 or HR 3773, relaxes the order of emergency warrants, giving intelligence officials a week following the start of surveillance to apply ...

March 16, 2008 House narrowly passes revamped spy bill

The revised bill, proposed earlier this week and known as the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 or HR 3773, relaxes the requirement of emergency warrants, giving news officials a week following the start of surveillance to apply for the ...

March 16, 2008 House narrowly passes revamped spy bill

The revised bill, proposed earlier this week and known like the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 or HR 3773, relaxes the requirement of emergency warrants, giving intelligence officials a week following the sudden motion of surveillance to ...

March 15, 2008 HOUSE PASSES KEY ANTI-TERRORIST MEASURE

“HR 3773 authorizes and provides our intelligence agencies with the resources they need to conduct surveillance operations against foreign terrorist networks and other transnational entities suspected of planning attacks that target our ...

March 15, 2008 FISA Win

HR 3773 YEA-AND-NAY 14-Mar-2008 2:08 PM QUESTION: Agree to the Senate Amendment with an Amendment. BILL TITLE: To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of ...