H.R.3773 - RESTORE Act of 2007

To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. view all titles (10)

All Bill Titles

  • Popular: FISA bill.
  • Short: Responsible Electronic Surveillance That is Overseen, Reviewed, and Effective Act of 2007 as introduced.
  • Short: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Amendments Act of 2008 as passed senate.
  • Short: RESTORE Act of 2007 as introduced.
  • Short: RESTORE Act of 2007 as reported to house.
  • Short: Responsible Electronic Surveillance That is Overseen, Reviewed, and Effective Act of 2007 as reported to house.
  • Short: Responsible Electronic Surveillance That is Overseen, Reviewed, and Effective Act of 2007 as passed house.
  • Short: FISA Amendments Act of 2008 as passed senate.
  • Official: To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. as introduced.
  • Short: RESTORE Act of 2007 as passed house.

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06/23/08
FISA: Telco PACs Gave $8K to Dems Who Changed Vote

The March 16th vote was on the House amendment (to the Senate amendment to HR 3773), to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA). ...

Source: Scoop.co.nz (press release), New Zealand
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06/19/08
Senate Could Send Surveillance Overhaul to President Bush This Week

Obama voted against the White House-backed bill that passed the Senate in February ( HR 3773 ), and his campaign released a statement last year expressing ...

Source: CQPolitics.com, DC
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04/10/08
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. ...

Source: Manufacturers' Blog, DC
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03/31/08
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 ...

Source: CQPolitics.com, DC
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03/31/08
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 ...

Source: CQPolitics.com, DC
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03/31/08
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. ...

Source: CQPolitics.com, DC
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03/28/08
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. ...

Source: Chicago Daily Herald, IL
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03/26/08
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 ...

Source: CQPolitics.com, DC
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03/24/08
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 ...

Source: Chicago Daily Herald, IL
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03/23/08
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 ...

Source: CQPolitics.com, DC
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03/20/08
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 ...

Source: Common Dreams (press release), ME
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03/20/08
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 ...

Source: Wired News
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03/20/08
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. ...

Source: Telecomweb
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03/20/08
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 ...

Source: Scoop.co.nz, New Zealand
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03/18/08
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 ...

Source: OMB Watch
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03/17/08
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. ...

Source: Town Hall, DC
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03/17/08
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. ...

Source: About - News & Issues, NY
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03/16/08
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. ...

Source: National Ledger, AZ
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03/16/08
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 ...

Source: PR Newswire (press release), NY
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03/13/08
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 ...

Source: The Times and Democrat, SC
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03/13/08
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 ...

Source: CQPolitics.com, DC
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03/13/08
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 ). ...

Source: CQPolitics.com, DC
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03/13/08
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, ...

Source: PR Newswire (press release), NY
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03/13/08
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 ...

Source: Times Record News, TX
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03/13/08
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 ...

Source: Newspaper Tree
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03/10/08
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, ...

Source: CQPolitics.com, DC
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03/05/08
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 ...

Source: BlueRidgeNow.com, NC
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02/24/08
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). ...

Source: Manufacturers' Blog, DC
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02/20/08
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. ...

Source: CQPolitics.com, DC
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02/17/08
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. ...

Source: JURIST
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