FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE ACT

Amendments

Civil liberties: clarify disclosure requirements for individuals who receive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act orders and national security letters, and for library records (S. 2271), S1379, S1440, S1441 [16FE]

Articles and editorials

Our Right to Security, S1517 [28FE]

PATRIOT Act Compromise Clears Way for Senate Vote, S1459 [17FE]

Bills and resolutions

Bush, President: censure relative to authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants (see S. Res. 398), S2027 [13MR]

Civil liberties: clarify disclosure requirements for individuals who receive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act orders and national security letters, and for library records (see S. 2271), S1071 [10FE]

———ensure that electronic surveillance of U.S. persons for foreign intelligence purposes is conducted pursuant to individualized court orders and streamline procedures of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (see S. 3001), S5117 [24MY]

———limit delays on notice of search warrants, enhance review and basis of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act orders and national security letters, and create national security letter sunsets (see S. 2369), S1790 [6MR]

———provide in statute for the conduct of electronic surveillance of suspected terrorists and ensure the civil liberties of U.S. citizens are safeguarded (see S. 2455), S2313 [16MR]

Dept. of Justice: establish procedures for the review of electronic surveillance programs (see S. 2453), S2313 [16MR]

Intelligence services: reiterate that certain statutes are the exclusive means by which domestic electronic surveillance may be conducted (see H.R. 4976), H1128 [16MR] (see H.R. 5371), H2585 [11MY]

National Security Agency: express that legislation authorizing military force against those responsible for terrorist attacks against the U.S. does not authorize warrantless surveillance of U.S. citizens (see S. Res. 350), S19 [20JA] (see S. Res. 350), S123 [25JA]

———request President and direct certain Depts. to transmit documents on investigation of involvement by personnel in creation of warrantless surveillance program and security clearance denials (see H. Res. 845), H3308 (see H. Res. 845), H3361 [25MY]

———request President and direct Dept. of Justice to submit documents on requests to telephone companies for access to domestic records and communications without a warrant (see H. Res. 819), H2705 (see H. Res. 819), H2757 [17MY]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: extend sunsets and lone wolf provisions of Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act (see H.R. 4659), H23 [31JA]

Cloture motions

Civil liberties: clarify disclosure requirements for individuals who receive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act orders and national security letters, and for library records (S. 2271), S1379 [16FE], S1522 [28FE]

———clarify disclosure requirements for individuals who receive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act orders and national security letters, and for library records (S. 2271), motion to proceed, S1169 [14FE], S1379 [16FE]

Letters

Presidential authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants: Senator Specter, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S40 [25JA]

———several Senators, S106 [25JA]

Memorandums

Limit Delays on Notice of Search Warrants, Enhance Review and Basis of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Orders and National Security Letters, and Create National Security Letter Sunsets: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1496 [27FE]

Press releases

Civil Liberty Safeguards Contained in Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House), E63-E66 [1FE]

Remarks in House

Bush, President: censure relative to authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants (S. Res. 398), H876 [14MR], H978, H979 [15MR]

Civil liberties: clarify disclosure requirements for individuals who receive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act orders and national security letters, and for library records (S. 2271), H393 [28FE], H581-H593, H600 [7MR], E310, E316, E319 [8MR], E333 [9MR], E349 [14MR], E372 [15MR], E466 [30MR]

Intelligence services: prohibit funding for domestic electronic surveillance not in compliance with certain statutes, H4276-H4286 [20JN], E1255 [23JN]

———reiterate that certain statutes are the exclusive means by which domestic electronic surveillance may be conducted, H1809, H1810 [26AP]

———reiterate that certain statutes are the exclusive means by which domestic electronic surveillance may be conducted (H.R. 5371), H4283, H4285 [20JN]

———strengthen protections of civil liberties in the exercise of foreign intelligence surveillance authorities, H591 [7MR], H3483 [7JN]

National Security Agency: collection and analysis of domestic telephone records, H2558, H2559, H2560 [11MY], H2599 [16MY], E888 [19MY]

———Presidential authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants, H139 [1FE], H227, H229, H257 [14FE], H277, H299 [15FE], H335 [16FE], H487, H488 [1MR], H1776, H1779, H1781, H1782, H1789, H1791-H1793 [26AP], H2302 [9MY], H4562 [27JN]

———withhold portion of funding until the Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) receives report on the cost of the electronic surveillance program, H1776, H1777 [26AP]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: extend sunsets and lone wolf provisions of Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act (H.R. 4659), H60-H67, H114 [1FE]

Remarks in Senate

Bush, President: censure relative to authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants (S. Res. 398), S2011-S2016 [13MR]

———censure relative to authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants (S. Res. 398), unanimous-consent agreement, S2011 [13MR]

———censure relative to authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants (S. Res. 398), unanimous-consent request, S2010 [13MR]

Civil liberties: clarify disclosure requirements for individuals who receive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act orders and national security letters, and for library records (S. 2271), S1075 [10FE], S1133 [13FE], S1372, S1373 [15FE], S1379-S1390, S1393-S1403, S1405 [16FE], S1495-S1498 [27FE], S1512, S1515-S1525 [28FE], S1557-S1561, S1575 [1MR], S1608-S1618 [2MR]

———clarify disclosure requirements for individuals who receive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act orders and national security letters, and for library records (S. 2271), motion to proceed, S1169 [14FE], S1325-S1336, S1342-S1344 [15FE], S1375-S1379 [16FE]

———ensure that electronic surveillance of U.S. persons for foreign intelligence purposes is conducted pursuant to individualized court orders and streamline procedures of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (S. 3001), S5121 [24MY], S5324, S5337 [26MY]

———limit delays on notice of search warrants, enhance review and basis of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act orders and national security letters, and create national security letter sunsets (S. 2369), S1495 [27FE], S1791-S1793 [6MR]

———limit Federal access to library, bookseller, and other personal records for foreign intelligence and counterintelligence purposes, S1381 [16FE], S1519 [28FE], S1566 [1MR]

Dept. of Justice: establish procedures for the review of electronic surveillance programs (S. 2453), S2340 [16MR]

National Security Agency: collection and analysis of domestic telephone records, S4647 [17MY]

———express that legislation authorizing military force against those responsible for terrorist attacks against the U.S. does not authorize warrantless surveillance of U.S. citizens (S. Res. 350), S28-S30 [20JA], S47, S137-S139 [25JA]

———Presidential authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants, S38, S47, S104-S107 [25JA], S758-S761 [7FE], S782-S785, S853 [8FE], S877-S879 [9FE], S1067-S1069 [10FE], S1337-S1340 [15FE], S1457, S1480 [17FE], S2301 [16MR]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: extend sunsets and lone wolf provisions of Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act, S333 [31JA]

———extend sunsets and lone wolf provisions of Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act (H.R. 4659), S498, S502 [2FE]

———extend sunsets and lone wolf provisions of Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act (S. 2082), S362 [31JA]

Reports filed

Dept. of Justice Document Submittal on Presidential Authorization of Electronic Surveillance Without Court-Approved Warrants: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Res. 643) (H. Rept. 109-382), H563 [2MR]

Dept. of Justice Submission of Documents on Requests To Telephone Companies for Access to Domestic Records and Communications Without a Warrant: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Res. 819) (H. Rept. 109-527), H4554 [26JN]

Document Transmittal on Investigation of Involvement by Personnel in Creation of Warrantless Surveillance Program and Security Clearance Denials: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Res. 845) (H. Rept. 109-528), H4554 [26JN]

Presidential and Dept. of Defense Document Transmittal on Presidential Authorization of Electronic Surveillance Without Court-Approved Warrants: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H. Res. 645) (H. Rept. 109-384), H644 [7MR]

Presidential and Dept. of Justice Document Transmittal on Presidential Authorization of Electronic Surveillance Without Court-Approved Warrants: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Res. 644) (H. Rept. 109-383), H563 [2MR]

Presidential Document Transmittal on Presidential Authorization of Electronic Surveillance Without Court-Approved Warrants: Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H. Res. 641) (H. Rept. 109-385), H644 [7MR]

Texts of

H.R. 4659, Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act extension of sunsets and lone wolf provisions of Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act, H60 [1FE]

S. 2271, clarify disclosure requirements for individuals who receive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act orders and national security letters, and for library records, S1559 [1MR], H581 [7MR]

S. 2369, limit delays on notice of search warrants, enhance review and basis of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act orders and national security letters, and create national security letter sunsets, S1496 [27FE], S1792 [6MR]

S. 2453, National Security Surveillance Act, S2341-S2344 [16MR]

S. Res. 350, express that legislation authorizing military force against those responsible for terrorist attacks against the U.S. does not authorize warrantless surveillance of U.S. citizens, S28 [20JA], S136 [25JA]

S. Res. 398, censure President Bush relative to authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants, S2041 [13MR]