U.S. House of Representatives record vote 437, 110th Congress, Session 2
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| U.S. House of Representatives record vote 437, 110th Congress, Session 2 |
| American Civil Liberties Union 2007 House Scorecard description | On June 20, 2008, the House passed the For … On June 20, 2008, the House passed the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Amendments Act of 2008 (H.R. 6304) by a vote of 293-129. The ACLU opposed this legislation due to its failure to protect Fourth Amendment privacy rights for individual Americans. Specifically, it authorizes an unlawful warrantless surveillance program, while providing effective immunity to those telecommunications companies that assisted government surveillance even before the facts surrounding the full extent of this program are known. the full extent of this program are known. |
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| American Civil Liberties Union 2007 House Scorecard position | Nay + |
| American Civil Liberties Union 2007 House Scorecard source | Http://action.aclu.org/site/VoteCenter?page=voteList + |
| Bill of vote | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Amendments Act of 2008 + |
| Chamber | 111th United States Congress + |
| Congress number | 110th + |
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| National Journal 2008 House Scorecard description | Overhaul the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, including retroactive legal immunity for telecommunications firms that assisted with surveillance. June 20. (293-129) |
| National Journal 2008 House Scorecard position | Aye + |
| National Journal 2008 House Scorecard source | Http://www.nationaljournal.com/njmagazine/cs 20090228 4813.php + |
| Roll call number | 437 + |
| Scorecard vote | American Civil Liberties Union 2007-2008 House Scorecard + , National Journal 2008 House Scorecard + |
| Session number | 2 + |
| Categories | Record votes + |
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