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.
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 ...
February 12, 2008 Government spying bill passes the Senate
“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 ...
January 23, 2008 Cheney Calls for Permanent Warrantless Wiretapping
The administration strongly opposes a House bill, HR 3773, that it says would severely limit the ability to collect intelligence on persons outside the ...
January 02, 2008 Lipinski Backs Foreign Surveillance Act Bill
15 in passing HR 3773, the RESTORE Act. This bill will ensure that the United States is able to effectively monitor the communications and activities of ...
December 18, 2007 Surveillance Bill Stalls in Senate
One of the major differences between the Senate bill and the version that the House-passed in November ( HR 3773 ) is that the House bill would not grant ...
December 18, 2007 US Senate delays vote on telecom immunity for surveillance cooperation
... Electronic Surveillance That is Overseen, Reviewed and Effective Act of 2007") [HR 3773 materials] last month without including an immunity provision. ...
December 17, 2007 Warrantless wiretapping: We need a law that respects civil rights
The House approved one version (dubbed RESTORE HR 3773) of the bill and the Senate judiciary commitee also passed one. But the Senate is taking up the ...
December 01, 2007 Bush presses case for 'modernizing' FISA
... Reviewed and Effective Act of 2007") [HR 3773 materials] by a margin of 227-187 [roll call] in November, without including the immunity provision. ...
November 21, 2007 Congress Pare Surveillance?
The House passed the RESTORE Act (HR 3773), which would reform the Protect America Act (PAA), passed in haste before Congress's August recess. ...
November 19, 2007 nancy pelosi: fisa bill protects our national security and our ...
november 15, 2007 -- washington, dc – speaker nancy pelosi spoke on the house floor tonight in support of hr 3773, the restore act, which updates the ...
November 16, 2007 house passes fisa amendments without telecom immunity
... in an attempt to strengthen foreign intelligence surveillance restrictions while preserving individuals' rights, including the right to sue. hr 3773 ...
November 16, 2007 Smith Expresses Concerns about Intelligence Bill
Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) today opposed HR 3773, the RESTORE Act, pointing to serious flaws in the bill which would weaken the Foreign Intelligence ...
November 01, 2007 Intelligence Methods Matter
Lawmakers who support HR 3773 should be required to clearly stake their careers on its effectiveness. The RESTORE Act is remarkable primarily for what its ...
November 01, 2007 DOJ official urges telecom immunity, limited FISC role in Senate ...
... known as the RESTORE Act of 2007 [HR 3773 materials; House summary, PDF], which would in part increase court oversight of the Terrorist Surveillance ...
October 31, 2007 Keeping an eye on those who keep an eye on us
Under the leadership of Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, some House Democrats have been pushing the so-called Restore Act (HR 3773) that gives the government ...
October 26, 2007 Senators Get to See NSA Documents in an Attempt to Break FISA Logjam
The House, too, has been unable to pass its version of the FISA bill ( HR 3773 ). The House bill would require the administration to apply to the secret ...
October 23, 2007 Senate judiciary panel renews call for White House to turn over ...
Earlier this month, Democrats in the US House of Representatives introduced [JURIST report] a draft bill [HR 3773 materials; HJC summary, PDF] to replace ...
October 23, 2007 Senate bill grants immunity to telecom companies, House bill stalled
Meanwhile, in the House last week, the Responsible Electronic Surveillance that is Overseen, Reviewed, and Effective Act of 2007 (RESTORE Act) (HR 3773), ...
October 20, 2007 Democrats’ Bill to Amend Wiretap Powers Delayed
The Democrats’ latest proposal is called The Responsible Surveillance that is Overseen, Reviewed, and Effective (RESTORE) Act, HR 3773. ...
October 19, 2007 Senate Surveillance Bill, Some Legal Protections
But, again, here's the Statement of Adminstration Principle on the House version of the bill, HR 3773: It is a matter of basic fairness that providers who ...
October 19, 2007 Senate Panel OKs Surveillance Bill
The House version of the bill ( HR 3773 ) collapsed Wednesday when Republicans used a procedural tactic Democratic leaders could not overcome. ...
October 19, 2007 Tough Week for House Democrats Buoys GOP
... administration and the Turkish government have lobbied hard against, and the surveillance overhaul (HR 3773) that divides even the Democratic Caucus. ...
October 18, 2007 Democrats’ Bill to Amend Wiretap Powers Delayed
The Democrats’ latest proposal is called The Responsible Surveillance that is Overseen, Reviewed, and Effective (RESTORE) Act, HR 3773. ...
October 17, 2007 On FISA, Err on the Side of the Constitution
... a step in the right direction with the Responsible Electronic Surveillance That is Overseen, Reviewed, and Effective (RESTORE) Act of 2007 (HR 3773). ...
October 16, 2007 Modernize FISA, But Don't Hobble American Intelligence Operations
Lawmakers who support HR 3773 should be required to clearly stake their careers on its effectiveness. The RESTORE Act is remarkable primarily for what its ...
October 15, 2007 Fact Sheet: House FISA Legislation the Wrong Direction for Our ...
The tools provided by the Protect America Act will expire in early February 2008, but instead of making these tools permanent, HR 3773 would make our Nation ...
October 12, 2007 Bill Limiting Wiretaps Gains Support in House
Known as the "Restore Act," short for the Responsible Electronic Surveillance that is Overseen, Reviewed, and Effective Act of 2007 (HR 3773), the new bill ...
October 11, 2007 At Intelligence Markups, ‘Open’ Never Really Means Open
Democrats held a closed committee markup at which, coincidentally, another bill addressing surveillance law ( HR 3773 ) was approved. ...
October 11, 2007 House Moves to Reform Expansive Surveillance Authority
The Responsible Electronic Surveillance that is Overseen, Reviewed, and Effective Act of 2007 (RESTORE Act) (HR 3773) was introduced by Reps. ...
