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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.

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 ...

March 15, 2008 Conyers Floor Remarks on FISA Amendments Act of 2008

March 14, 2008 -- (Washington, DC) - House Judiciary Committe Chairman John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) delivered the following remarks on the floor of the US House of Representatives today regarding HR 3773, the FISA Amendments Act of 2008: ...

March 15, 2008 Providing for further consideration of the bill (HR 3773) to amend ...

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March 15, 2008 Statement on HR 3773 - FISA Amendments Act of 2008 by Rep. Ron ...

Dandelion Salad by Rep. Ron Paul, MD 14 March 2008 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 ...

March 15, 2008 Who'da Thunkit?

From The Gavel: The House has just passed the House amendment to the Senate amendment to HR 3773, to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign ...

March 15, 2008 SURPRISE! JIM MATHESON VOTES NO IMMUNITY FOR TELECOMS

On Friday, he voted for HR 3773 which does not give immunity. The telephone companies must obey the law just like everyone else. When Bush tries to argue that the president is above the law, he too must be held to account. ...

March 15, 2008 Wow ... Does the US House of Representatives actually have balls????

The US House actually passed a version of HR 3773, The FISA Amendments Act, that does NOT include immunity for the Telecoms! Further, instead of folding and going home they actually upped the ante and called for a commission to ...

March 14, 2008 Playing chess in Congress

When the Senate took up the issue, it opted not to deal with HR 3773, but instead passed its Rockefeller-backed FISA bill (S. 2248) that did include retroactive amnesty. And there was a tremendous uproar among immunity opponents over ...

March 14, 2008 FISA Amendments - Any American May Have His Electronic ...

<hr> 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 . . .

March 14, 2008 Today in Washington DC - March 14, 2008 - Democrats Pass Higher ...

On The Floor: House will today consider the Democrats’ new FISA bill (HR 3773) before leaving on Easter recess. Unfortunately, it doesn’t appear that House Democrats are planning to do the right thing and pass the Senate’s FISA ...

March 14, 2008 Telecom immunity is bad for everyone

The House is currently debating HR 3773, which is similar to the Senate FISA extension bill which was passed overwhelmingly recently (due in large part to Harry Reid's abdication of his responsibilities to the Constitution), ...

March 14, 2008 Urge Rep. Zach Space to vote yes on HR 3773

Ask him to vote yes to accept the Conyers-Reyes amendment to the Senate amendment to HR 3773. Ask for Rep. Space's office at one of these numbers to the Congressional switchboard: 1 (800) 828 - 0498 1 (800) 614 - 2803 1 (866) 340 - 9281 ...

March 14, 2008 Significant Legislative Activity, FISA Update

You have likely seen the many news reports about the “vigorous” floor debate leading up to the House passage this afternoon of a “substitute” HR 3773. This bill goes further than the Senate version in terms of requiring improved ...

March 14, 2008 House Passes FISA Amendments Act: Hoyer didn’t hear anything in ...

The House has just passed the House amendment to the Senate amendment to HR 3773, to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, ...

March 14, 2008 Boswell Supports Revised FISA Bill

Today, Congressman Leonard Boswell spoke on the House floor in 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 197. ...

March 14, 2008 Why Ron Paul voted against the House FISA bill today

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. ...

March 14, 2008 House passes FISA amendment bill without immunity term as Bush ...

By 213-197 [roll call] House Democrats pushed through new surveillance regulations [HR 3773 text as amended; summary] that would extend government power to eavesdrop on individuals within the.

March 14, 2008 Good News on the FISA/Amnesty fight.

The House has just passed the House amendment to the Senate amendment to HR 3773, to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978... the House bill does not provide retroactive immunity for telecom companies but allows the ...

March 14, 2008 Good News on the FISA front!

Conyers and Reyes have an amendment to HR 3773 (as amended by the Senate) that would strip out what the Senate put in (the text of S. 2248) and put in its place the new, immunity-free language. CORRECTION: I originally wrote "Long story ...

March 14, 2008 House Passes FISA Bill Without Retroactive Immunity

Today, the House passed the House amendment to the Senate amendment to HR 3773, to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, ...

March 14, 2008 House Approves FISA Bill, Strips Telco Immunity

Members narrowly approved HR 3773 with a vote of 213 to 197 after several hours of contentious debate. After the September 11 attacks, the government stepped up its eavesdropping on suspected terrorists, and enlisted the help of telecom ...

March 14, 2008 No Telecom Immunity!

March 14th, 2008 by Jesse LeeThe House has just passed the House amendment to the Senate amendment to HR 3773, to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of ...

March 14, 2008 Thank you Harry...

Earlier today, in spite of Republican tactics that reeked of hysteria, grandstanding, and attempts to baldly intimidate them, Congressman Harry Mitchell (D-AZ5) and 212 other Democrats approved the House version of HR 3773, ...

March 14, 2008 FISA: Finally on to the bill.

The Senate passed a bill with immunity in it, S. 2248; The Senate stripped out the text of HR 3773 and substituted in the text of S. 2248, then sent the amended HR 3773 back to the House; Conyers and Reyes have an amendment to HR 3773 ...

March 14, 2008 HR3773 War Criminals

Aderholt Akin Alexander Bachmann Bachus Barrett (SC) Bartlett (MD) Barton (TX) Biggert Bilbray Bilirakis Bishop (UT) Blackburn Blunt Boehner Bonner Bono Mack Boozman Boren Brady (TX) Broun (GA) Brown (SC) Buchanan Burgess Burton (IN) ...

March 14, 2008 Christopher Kuttruff and Simona Perry | Democrats Reject Telecom ...

The session, requested by House minority whip Roy Blunt (R-Missouri), pushed back an upcoming vote (HR 3773) on updating the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) to today."

March 14, 2008 FISA: Finally on to the bill.

Conyers and Reyes have an amendment to HR 3773 (as amended by the Senate) that would strip out what the Senate put in (the text of S. 2248) and put in its place the new, immunity-free language. The House just voted on and passed the ...

March 14, 2008 A great day for the Democrats

The maneuvering is worth reading about (via Daily Kos): The RESTORE Act, HR 3773, passed the House last year without including retroactive amnesty for the telecom companies and sent it on to the Senate. When the Senate took up the issue ...

March 14, 2008 FISA: Finally on to the bill.

A procedural recap of what happened, and is happening, on FISA: The House passed an immunity-free bill, HR 3773 The Senate passed a bill with immunity in it, S. 2248The Senate stripped out the text of HR 3773 and substituted in the text ...

March 14, 2008 Yay!

When the Senate took up the issue, it opted not to deal with HR 3773, but instead passed its Rockefeller-backed FISA bill (S. 2248) that did include retroactive amnesty. And there was a tremendous uproar among immunity opponents over ...