Open Congress : News Articles for S.2248 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Amendments Act of 2008

On The Daily Show Tonight, Obama Jokes His White Half Will Be Confused of Who to Vote for

2008-10-29T00:00:00Z

...skinny dog, from the US Senate web site: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 110th Congress - 2nd Session On Passage of the Bill (S.2248 as Amended ) McCain (R-AZ), Yea got more lies for us skinny? You have mistaken the temporary measure in February as the FISA

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WASHINGTON, June 27 DC-RNC-Week-Change-II

2008-06-27T00:00:00Z

(S. 2248, CQ Vote #19: Motion Agreed To 69-19: R 48-0; D 20-28; I 1-1, 2/12/08, Obama Voted Nay) Obama Now Supports A Bill Reauthorizing Electronic ...

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House Votes For Telco Immunity; Obama Will Support?

2008-06-21T00:00:00Z

It was a compromise in name only. by maynard (3337) Title II of HR 6304 is in substance the same as the original telecom immunity provisions of S. 2248, ...

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Senators Dodd and Feingold Criticize Bond's False FISA "Compromise"

2008-06-11T00:00:00Z

Information declassified in the committee report of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on the FISA Amendments Act, S. 2248, confirms that the ...

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Dodd Lobbies Colleagues to Toss FISA Immunities

2008-06-10T00:00:00Z

"Information declassified in the committee report of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on the FISA Amendments Act, S. 2248, confirms that the ...

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Elliot D. Cohen: The Bush/McCain Game Plan: What May Be in Store ...

2008-06-09T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately, the Senate version of proposed legislation (S.2248) that is supposed to protect against abuses of privacy, gives telecom companies immunity ...

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McCain snared in flip-flop flap over wiretapping immunity

2008-06-05T00:00:00Z

Last fall, while preparing our Tech Voter's Guide, we asked McCain point-blank whether he would support the bill (S.2248) providing retroactive immunity. ...

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Offering a Compromise on FISA, Telecom Immunity

2008-05-23T00:00:00Z

So the Senate passed version of FISA legislation, S. 2248, provided retroactive immunity to the telecommunications companies. That bill would have passed ...

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Tell Congress: No Telecom Immunity!

2008-05-07T00:00:00Z

Under a version of the bill passed by the Senate and known as the FISA Amendments Act of 2007 (S.2248), the telecoms would be let off the hook for any past ...

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Donnelly wrong on surveillance bill vote

2008-03-06T00:00:00Z

We, the board of the League of Women Voters of South Bend, urge Donnelly to take a stand against the administration's pressure to pass S. 2248, ...

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FISA Myths: Lies and Misconceptions behind Bush's Push for FISA ...

2008-03-06T00:00:00Z

There are seven popular FISA myths propagated by the Bush Administration in its attempt to gain passage of S. 2248 along with its retroactive immunity ...

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Congress Trying to Reconcile Competing Surveillance Bills

2008-02-29T00:00:00Z

The Senate's new bill, the FISA Amendments Act (S. 2248, the "Senate bill") also provides only minimal protections to the rights of Americans affected by ...

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Bush Pressures Congress on Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act

2008-02-29T00:00:00Z

The Senate passed the bill (S. 2248) by 68-29 on February 12. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has so far refused to schedule a vote on the House version of the ...

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Ron Paul Freedom Writer Responds to US Senator's Email

2008-02-28T00:00:00Z

Thank you for taking the time to contact my office regarding S. 2248, the FISA Amendments Act of 2007. Your input is important to me, and I appreciate the ...

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Businesses Prefer Not to Be Sued, Film at 11

2008-02-27T00:00:00Z

Therefore, the Chamber urges the House to consider S. 2248 and pass this bipartisan compromise legislation. The Chamber firmly believes that the immunity ...

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Sen. Herb Kohl explains why he voted for telecom immunity

2008-02-25T00:00:00Z

To that end, on October 26, 2007, the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence approved S. 2248, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Amendments Act. ...

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Today's Surveillance Developments...

2008-02-25T00:00:00Z

... bipartisan passage of the legislation (S. 2248) and chiding House leadership for going on vacation instead of acting to extend surveillance authority. ...

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The Fear Factor

2008-02-23T00:00:00Z

This bill, S. 2248, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Amendments Act of 2007, would grant the administration unfettered access to all ...

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FISA: The Plaintiff's Bar as Policymakers

2008-02-19T00:00:00Z

In the House, 21 Democratic members have expressed support for the Senate bill, S. 2248. But the activist left and plaintiff's bar seem to have the upper ...

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Pelosi's shameful pandering

2008-02-18T00:00:00Z

Last week, the Senate did the responsible thing, voting 68-29 for compromise legislation to overhaul FISA (S. 2248) and give retroactive liability ...

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STATE SENATOR JOE PENNACCHIO ISSUES STATEMENT ON LAUTENBERG VOTE ...

2008-02-15T00:00:00Z

At the heart of this issue, passage of S. 2248 guarantees liability protection for organizations and private citizens who help prevent terrorist attacks. ...

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FISA: This is Why They Want to Sue

2008-02-15T00:00:00Z

In any case, mcjoan's comments reveal the politics of those who oppose S. 2248 and telecom immunity. To them, the purpose of the 40 lawsuits against the ...

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Roll Call Vote on Protect America Act Extension

2008-02-13T00:00:00Z

The surveillance law is set to expire Saturday. The House should now just pass S. 2248, the Senate-passed FISA amendments legislation.

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McCain Violates Senate Oath

2008-02-13T00:00:00Z

He voted to pass S. 2248, a new law designed to replace the so-called "Protect America Act." Permitting the President to spy on Americans without a warrant. ...

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Majority of Senate Violates Oath Yesterday!

2008-02-13T00:00:00Z

They voted to pass S. 2248, a new law designed to replace the so-called "Protect America Act." This bill violates the Bill of Rights . ...

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FISA Bill, S. 2248, Passes 68-29

2008-02-12T00:00:00Z

A strong, bipartisan majority to pass S. 2248, allowing the legitimate use of foreign surveillance to protect Americans from being killed by terrorists. ...

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FISA and Retroactive Immunity

2008-02-12T00:00:00Z

The Senate has resumed debate on S. 2248, the FISA amendments. Sen. Feingold (D-WI) just warned against a "dragnet that could sweep the private ...

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Senate Votes to Expand Privacy Rights to Americans Abroad

2008-02-12T00:00:00Z

(WASHINGTON, DC) - In passing the FISA Amendments Act of 2007 (S.2248), the US Senate today voted to approve one of the largest expansions of privacy rights ...

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The FISA Roll Call Vote

2008-02-12T00:00:00Z

The roll call vote on final passage of S. 2248, the FISA amendments, is available here. The vote was 68-29. Republicans: 48 yea, 0 nay, 1 absent (Graham of ...

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The Week Ahead: The Week of February 11

2008-02-11T00:00:00Z

The Senate convenes at 2 pm today and moves to S. 2248, the FISA amendments, revising the laws on collection of foreign intelligence. ...

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President Bush on Stimulus, FISA

2008-02-10T00:00:00Z

The Senate Intelligence Committee version of S. 2248 came out of committee with a bipartisan, 13-2 vote, but is opposed by the party's left wing, ...

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Remarks Prepared for Delivery by Attorney General Michael B ...

2008-02-07T00:00:00Z

S. 2248, the FISA Amendments Act of 2008, includes tools contained in the Protect America Act that have allowed us to close critical intelligence gaps. ...

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Remarks Prepared for Delivery by Attorney General Michael B ...

2008-02-07T00:00:00Z

S. 2248, the FISA Amendments Act of 2008, includes tools contained in the Protect America Act that have allowed us to close critical intelligence gaps. ...

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FISA Update: Debate Resumes

2008-02-06T00:00:00Z

Debate has resumed on S. 2248, revising the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, after Senate leadership worked out a compromise and schedule on the ...

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FISA Fight Heats Up in Senate

2008-02-05T00:00:00Z

... response to concerns about the overly broad authorities of the PAA, the Senate Intelligence Committee passed the FISA Amendments Act of 2007 (S. 2248), ...

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Senate Rejects Attempt to Remove Immunity for Utilities Aiding ...

2008-01-28T00:00:00Z

It is expected that this vote increases chances the legislation — S.2248 — will survive a final vote next week. The John Birch Society has warned its ...

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FISA Cloture, FISA Fictions

2008-01-28T00:00:00Z

The Senate just failed to invoke cloture on the pending Intelligence Committee version of S. 2248, the FISA Amendments, by a vote of 48-45, not achieving ...

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Up for Debate This Week: Economic Stimulus, Government ...

2008-01-28T00:00:00Z

The Senate will continue debating S. 2248, a bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978. Among other things, it would authorize ...

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Bush Gives Final State of Union Address Tonight

2008-01-28T00:00:00Z

On Saturday, the President said he planned to focus on two key issues in his speech: the economy, and passage by Congress of a bill (S. 2248) amending the ...

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The State of the Union on FISA

2008-01-28T00:00:00Z

Then how to explain the very similar case made by the Senate Intelligence Committee, which voted out S. 2248 on a 13-2 bipartisan basis. ...

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With Kucinich Gone, John Edwards May Be The Candidate Of Hope

2008-01-26T00:00:00Z

Senate Debate - Spy Bill - FISA S.2248 - CALL SENATORS NOW! Senator Edwards sent the following email to supporters this afternoon. ...

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FISA Again No Amnesty fot Telecoms

2008-01-25T00:00:00Z

by Don (I miss the Constitution) S. The terrible Intelligence Committee-passed version of the FISA Amendments Act -- S. 2248 -- is back, and it's being ...

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Holding Telecoms Hostage: A Dangerous Game

2008-01-24T00:00:00Z

Stuart Taylor, as usual, has an insightful column in today's National Journal on the debate over S. 2248, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act update. ...

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Filibuster Threatened Over Wiretap Law

2008-01-24T00:00:00Z

The bill is S.2248. There is a competing FISA bill from the Judiciary Committee which does not grant immunity. "Few things are more detrimental to this ...

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Positive Movement on FISA

2008-01-24T00:00:00Z

Let’s pass this bill, and protect this vital tool before it expires. The Intelligence Committee's version of S. 2248 was reported out on a 13-2, ...

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FISA: Polling the Fiction Instead of the Fact

2008-01-23T00:00:00Z

Trouble is, the Senate bill, S. 2248, poses none of the constitutional threats the group says it does. The ACLU has polled a veritable school of red herring ...

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Economic Stimulus and the Debate This Week: Indian Health ...

2008-01-22T00:00:00Z

S. 2248 An original bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, to modernize and streamline the provisions of that Act, and for other ...

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Economic Stimulus and the Debate This Week: Indian Health ...

2008-01-22T00:00:00Z

S. 2248 An original bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, to modernize and streamline the provisions of that Act, and for other ...

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The Week Ahead: The Week of January 21

2008-01-21T00:00:00Z

Debate on S. 2248, revising the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, is possible. List of the week's committee hearings here. ...

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Major Election Year Challenges to Congress

2008-01-15T00:00:00Z

The Senate this month is expected to take up debate on S. 2248, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Amendments Act of 2007. ...

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Congress now has the chance to do nothing and make it count.

2008-01-10T00:00:00Z

Congress reconvenes January 22nd 2008, Senate Majority leader Harry (hapless) Reid plans to bring an unacceptable bill S. 2248 to the Senate floor for a ...

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Sen. Hatch Demolishes FISA Myths and Mongering

2007-12-19T00:00:00Z

Opponents of the Senate Intelligence Committee version of S. 2248 rarely mention these considerations: On numerous occasions in the FISA debate, ...

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FISA Amendments, Delayed But Needed

2007-12-18T00:00:00Z

Reid's decision to pull S. 2248, the FISA Amendments, from floor consideration in 2008, "Reid holds off on spy bill after immunity survives. ...

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The Road to Impeachment

2007-12-18T00:00:00Z

... writes: Unfortunately, the bill we are going to be considering is the one reported out by the Senate Intelligence Committee in October, S. 2248. ...

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Information Magic Eight-Ball

2007-12-18T00:00:00Z

... to forgive companies that handed over client information to the government in the Senate's reform bill, the FISA Amendments Act of 2007 (S. 2248). ...

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Dodd Wins Battle in Spy Bill Standoff

2007-12-18T00:00:00Z

Dodd had threatened to stand and filibuster S.2248, a bill drafted by the Senate Intelligence Committee that would have changed the Foreign Intelligence ...

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Intelligence Committee's FISA Bill Advances

2007-12-17T00:00:00Z

The Senate voted 76-10 to proceed with the Senate Intelligence Committee's version of the FISA Amendments Act, S. 2248. That's the version that passed out ...

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The FISA Debate Begins

2007-12-17T00:00:00Z

The first vote will come around noon, on the motion to invoke cloture (or limit debate) on the motion to proceed to (or consider) S. 2248. ...

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New White House Statement on FISA Amendments

2007-12-17T00:00:00Z

The White House has issued a new Statement of Administration Policy on S. 2248, the FISA Amendments. The Senate Judiciary Committee's version of the bill ...

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Tell Your Senators: No Telecom Immunity!

2007-12-17T00:00:00Z

Under a version of the bill passed by the Intelligence Committee and known as the FISA Amendments Act of 2007 (S.2248), the telecoms would be let off the ...

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Senate debate begins; Dodd set to filibuster telecom immunity

2007-12-17T00:00:00Z

I rise to urge my colleagues to vote against cloture on S. 2248, the FISA Amendments Act of 2007. Opposing cloture is essential, because there is no ...

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Reid to bring Intel committee FISA bill to floor Monday.

2007-12-14T00:00:00Z

“I will shortly move to proceed to S. 2248, the FISA Improvement Act of 2007. I spoke briefly on this subject earlier, but I want to provide a more complete ...

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Senators Lobby Reid to Keep Telecom Immunity out of Surveillance Bill

2007-12-12T00:00:00Z

We urge you to make the version of S. 2248 reported by the Senate Judiciary Committee the base bill to be considered by the full Senate. ...

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Where does Harry Reid stand?

2007-12-07T00:00:00Z

If the Intelligence Committee bill (S. 2248) reaches the floor next week, Mr. Leahy is expected to offer an amendment that would ensure that businesses are ...

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On Telecom Liability: Where Does Sen. Reid Stand?

2007-12-07T00:00:00Z

If the Intelligence Committee bill (S. 2248) reaches the floor next week, Mr. Leahy is expected to offer an amendment that would ensure that businesses are ...

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Elliot D. Cohen: The Tele Gate Crisis: Stop Bush's Electronic ...

2007-11-26T00:00:00Z

Both HR3373 and S. 2248 explicitly immunize the telecoms against any cause of action connected with any future compliance with the terms of the bill. ...

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Elliot D. Cohen: Senate Judiciary Poised to Pass Total Information ...

2007-11-12T00:00:00Z

Now, it is attempting to pass through the FISA Amendments Act of 2007 (S. 2248), a bill that would affectively give legal standing and retroactive legal ...

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Civil Liberties groups turn up heat over telecom immunity

2007-11-07T00:00:00Z

*The bill (S. 2248) would grant the attorney general the power to prevent any court or public utility commission from reviewing whether state and federal ...

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Senators Question Telco Domestic Spying Immunity

2007-11-01T00:00:00Z

The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence has already approved legislation (S. 2248) that would grant immunity to the carriers for their participation in ...

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Senators Question Telco Domestic Spying Immunity

2007-11-01T00:00:00Z

The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence already has approved legislation (S. 2248) that would grant immunity to the carriers for their participation in ...

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Senators Question Telco Domestic Spying Immunity

2007-11-01T00:00:00Z

The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence has already approved legislation (S. 2248) that would grant immunity to the carriers for their participation in ...

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ACLU, moveon, People For the American Way and 250000 Americans ...

2007-10-31T00:00:00Z

Legislation moving through the Senate (S. 2248) seeks to add a provision that would grant immunity to telecom companies involved in the president’s domestic ...

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