News articles for H.R.3773
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 11, 2008 Accountability on FISA, Colombia
... leadership refused to allow a vote on the bill and instead passed a measure that only confuses the debate and stands no chance of enactment -- HR 3773. ...
April 01, 2008 Hoyer Says White House May Be Ready to Negotiate on Surveillance Bill
Hoyer said the administration’s change of heart stemmed from House passage March 14 of its latest version of legislation ( HR 3773 ) to rewrite FISA. ...
April 01, 2008 Hoyer Says White House Might Negotiate Surveillance Compromise
Hoyer said the administration’s change of heart stemmed from House passage March 14 of its latest version of legislation ( HR 3773 ) to rewrite the Foreign ...
April 01, 2008 Hoyer Says White House May Be Ready to Negotiate on Surveillance Bill
Hoyer said the administration’s change of heart stemmed from House passage March 14 of its latest version of legislation ( HR 3773 ) to rewrite the Foreign ...
March 29, 2008 Bean's vote stands up for Constitution
The legislation, HR 3773, denied the automatic, retroactive immunity to lawbreaking telecommunications companies demanded by the Bush White House. ...
March 27, 2008 GOP Looks for New FISA Pressure Points
... when House Democrats defied the White House and passed a new bill ( HR 3773 ) that would not grant retroactive legal immunity to telecommunications ...
March 25, 2008 Kirk's vote on bill is Seals' gain
I applaud the efforts of the Democratic leadership to pass the Restore Act (HR 3773). I strongly agree that our national security needs can be met by this ...
March 24, 2008 Senate Breakfast Club: Consensus on the Menu
FOR FURTHER READING: FISA overhaul ( HR 3773 ), CQ Weekly, p. 725; mortgage relief ( S 2636 ), p. 562; Alexander, p. 546; Reid, p. 432; fiscal 2008 domestic ...
March 21, 2008 FISA: Telecom PAC's gave $10660 ea. for No Vote
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 ...
March 21, 2008 Lulling Americans Into False Sense of Security
HR 3773, The FISA Amendments Act of 2008, recapitulates a series of executive checks, requiring the Executive Branch to apply to a secret court asking for a ...
March 21, 2008 How PAC Money May Have Influenced The FISA Voting
... $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. ...
March 21, 2008 Telcos Spent $10K Per Telecom Amnesty Vote, Sunshine Group Says
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 ...
March 19, 2008 House Passes Compromise FISA Bill
Instead, on March 14, the House passed the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 (HR 3773), which rejects immunity for telecommunications companies and imposes ...
March 18, 2008 A Need for Advance Intelligence as to Foreign-Based Terrorism
By Paul Weyrich Last Thursday night the House of Representatives met in a closed session to debate HR 3773, the FISA Amendments Act of 2008. ...
March 18, 2008 House Rejects Telecom Immunity
... provision is now in the hands of the conference committee, since the House rejected the Senate bill by passing (213-197) the House bill, HR 3773. ...
March 17, 2008 Follow the Federal Budget and Spending Process
The House passed a bill that the President has said he intends to veto. HR 3773, The RESTORE Act of 2007, is the bill. HR 3773 The RESTORE Act of 2007 What ...
March 17, 2008 Playing Politics With FISA: A Need for Advance Intelligence
By Paul M. Weyrich Last Thursday night the House of Representatives met in a closed session to debate HR 3773, the FISA Amendments Act of 2008. ...
March 14, 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 ...
March 14, 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 ...
March 14, 2008 Hear why Thornberry voted against new FISA legislation
The legislation, called HR 3773, passed by a narrow 213-197 margin. The warrantless surveillance program helped the government eavesdrop on suspected ...
March 14, 2008 Pelosi: FISA Bill Meets Our Responsibility to Protect America ...
WASHINGTON, March 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke on the House floor this afternoon in strong support of HR 3773, ...
March 14, 2008 House Moving Toward Vote on Revised Surveillance Legislation
Democrats surmounted a procedural hurdle by 221-188, adopting a rule for debate that will prevent any amendments to the legislation ( HR 3773 ). ...
March 14, 2008 House FISA Bill Picks Up Some Backers
Before the late-night secret session began Thursday, a number of the 21 conservative “Blue Dog” Democrats who had endorsed a competing Senate bill ( HR 3773 ...
March 11, 2008 House Carves a New Path on FISA
The latest proposal would sidestep stalled House-Senate negotiations over an overhaul ( HR 3773 ) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA, ...
March 06, 2008 Shuler’s vote fails patriotism test
To The Editor: Heath Shuler’s vote for the RESTORE Act, HR 3773, places the rights of trial lawyers to sue American telecommunication companies over the ...
February 25, 2008 FISA: This Seems About Right
... GOP lawmakers, backed by the Bush administration, are insisting that the House simply clear bipartisan Senate-passed surveillance legislation (HR 3773). ...
February 21, 2008 GOP Aides Boycott Staff Talks on Surveillance Overhaul
... a compromise between House and Senate versions of the legislation ( HR 3773 ) to revamp the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. But none showed up. ...
February 18, 2008 US intelligence chief urges replacement surveillance bill with ...
The House version [HR 3773 materials] of the legislation, approved [JURIST report] in November, does not include the immunity provisions. ...
February 13, 2008 House Rejects Stopgap Extension of Electronic Surveillance Law
House leaders have resisted pressure from the White House and Senate Republicans to take up the Senate version of the House-passed bill ( HR 3773 ) ...
February 13, 2008 Statement of the Center for Democracy & Technology on Passage of ...
"The House did a much better job of balancing security and liberty," Harris said, referring to a companion bill, the RESTORE Act (HR 3773), passed late last ...
