News Articles for H.R.6304
H.R.6304: To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes.
July 24, 2008 Angry Bloggers On Left And Right Unite Over FISA
by Martin Kaste President George W. Bush signs HR 6304, the FISA Amendments Act of 2008, in the White House Rose Garden on July 10. ...
July 14, 2008 Rep. Herger Lauds Modernization of US Intelligence Gathering
Washington, DC -Congressman Wally Herger (R-CA) voted in favor of HR 6304, which would modernize the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) to provide ...
July 14, 2008 Campaign & Election News - Covering Key Races Around the Country
Whitfield swore to do this, and yet failed to vote against HR 6304, the FISA Amendments Act. The FISA Amendments Act not only makes the misnamed Protect ...
July 13, 2008 Letter: Senate compromises 4th Amendment
Thus, with hardly a whimper, HR 6304 passed and killed your right to redress in government spying. The vote was 69 to 28. So, do you feel any safer now? ...
July 13, 2008 Area Votes in Congress
Voting 69-28, the Senate sent President Bush a bill (HR 6304) to renew the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) through 2012 and grant retroactive ...
July 13, 2008 Thomas Voting Reports
GOVERNMENT SPY POWERS: Voting 69 for and 28 against, the Senate on July 9 sent President Bush a bill (HR 6304) to renew the Foreign Intelligence ...
July 11, 2008 RNC: This Week in Change V
(HR 6304, CQ Vote #168: Passed 69-28: R 47-0; D 21-27; I 1-1, 7/9/08, Obama Voted Yea) "[T]he Presumptive Democratic Nominee Has Angered Some Of His Most ...
July 11, 2008 RNC: This Week in Change V
(HR 6304, CQ Vote #168: Passed 69-28: R 47-0; D 21-27; I 1-1, 7/9/08, Obama Voted Yea) "[T]he Presumptive Democratic Nominee Has Angered Some Of His Most ...
July 11, 2008 Bush Signs FISA, ACLU Sues
At 1:17 pm in the Rose Garden yesterday, President George W. Bush signed the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 (HR 6304). And immediately after he signed it, ...
July 11, 2008 Bush Signs Spy Bill and Draws Lawsuit
US President George W. Bush signs HR 6304, the FISA Amendments Act of 2008, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC. (Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty ...
July 11, 2008 Bush signs controversial bill, ACLU set to challenge
US President George W. Bush signs HR 6304, the FISA Amendments Act of 2008, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC. ...
July 11, 2008 ACLU files lawsuit challenging new foreign surveillance law
President George W. Bush signed the bill into law [HR 6304 text, PDF; press release] Thursday, allowing wider and less-regulated government monitoring of ...
July 10, 2008 Looming Deadline, Political Pressures Led Democrats to Help Clear ...
The bill ( HR 6304 ) is expected to be delivered to Bush for his signature by Thursday, Democratic aides said. The final measure included some concessions ...
July 10, 2008 Remarks by the President in Signing of HR 6304, FISA Amendments ...
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Welcome to the Rose Garden. Today I'm pleased to sign landmark legislation that is vital to the security of our people. ...
July 10, 2008 Remarks by the President in Signing of HR 6304
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Welcome to the Rose Garden. Today I'm pleased to sign landmark legislation that is vital to the security of our people. ...
July 09, 2008 Corker, Alexander Vote For Terrorism Surveillance Bill
Lamar Alexander (R-Tn.) released the following statement regarding his vote in favor of HR 6304: âThe Senate passed legislation months ago to continue ...
July 09, 2008 Senate rejects bid to deny immunity for NSA wiretap cooperation
Last month, the US House of Representatives passed [roll call] a compromise version of a bill [HR 6304 materials] amending FISA and including a ...
July 09, 2008 Senate amends FISA, allows immunity
The FISA Amendments Act of 2008, or HR 6304, is a modified version of legislation that passed in the Senate in February, but which failed to be taken up by ...
July 09, 2008 FISA vote today; Hackworth speaks out
When HR 6304 passed in the House, Democrats were split down the middle as 128 voted against and 105 voted in favor of it. When elected to Congress, ...
July 09, 2008 Senate Vote on FISA Compromise Expected
On June 20, the House passed the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 (HR 6304) by a vote of 293 to 129. The bill grants retroactive immunity to telecommunications ...
July 09, 2008 GREGG PRAISES SENATE PASSAGE OF BIPARTISAN FISA LEGISLATION
Introduced by Representative Silvestre Reyes (D-TX), HR 6304, the FISA Amendments Act of 2008, was passed overwhelmingly by the House of Representatives ...
July 09, 2008 Barack Obama Breaks Promise, Flip Flops, and supports Telco?s
In giving companies that work with the government immunity from these penalties, HR 6304, and Barack Obama who voted for it, just took away the only reason ...
July 09, 2008 TodayâUS Senate Votes Whether to Shoot Down 1st and 4th Amendments
Today the US Senate Votes on THE FISA AMENDMENTS ACT OF 2008, HR 6304. As most Americans know, Telecoms got caught helping US Spy Agenciesâillegally wiretap ...
July 08, 2008 Battle Over FISA to Reach Its End
The Senate is expected to send Bush a bill ( HR 6304 ) Wednesday that would rewrite electronic-surveillance guidelines after it votes down a trio of ...
July 08, 2008 Tell senators to defeat bill that would impinge on our rights
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Amendments of 2008, HR 6304, has been called a compromise bill to fix last summer's Protect America Act, ...
July 08, 2008 Battle Over FISA to Reach Its End
The Senate is expected to send Bush a bill ( HR 6304 ) Wednesday that would rewrite electronic surveillance guidelines after it votes down a trio of ...
July 08, 2008 Uprising In Florida: Meet Doug Tudor
I believe that those members who voted in favor of HR 6304 did so in violation of their oath of office. I would have voted against this bill. ...
July 08, 2008 Letters - Wednesday
Next week, the Senate is poised to vote on HR 6304, the sweetheart deal that allows the Bush administration to continue its unconstitutional surveillance on ...
July 07, 2008 ACLU of Illinois Urges Senator Obama to Vote No on FISA 'Deal'
Last month, the House of Representatives passed the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 (HR 6304), a bill that not only allows for the wide, sweeping and ...
July 07, 2008 Senate Likely to Clear Wiretap Overhaul This Week Over Liberal ...
... Wisconsin and Christopher J. Dodd of Connecticut resisted attempts to quickly pass the bill ( HR 6304 ), giving opponents one last chance to derail it. ...
