To require the President to transmit to Congress a report on every program of the Federal Government that authorizes or requires the gathering of information on United States persons in the United States, established whether in whole or in part pursuant to the "all necessary and appropriate force" clause contained in the Authorization for Use of Military Force (Public Law 107-40).
Latest action · May 8, 2007 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 8, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Requires the President to submit to the congressional foreign relations committees a report that identifies and includes a brief description of every federal program that authorizes or requires the gathering of information on individuals in the United States, established whether in whole or in part pursuant to the "all necessary and appropriate force" clause contained in the Authorization for Use of Military Force.
Cosponsors 31
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 8, 2007 to Sep 18, 2007; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | May 8, 2007 |
| D-MA | Bill Delahunt | Original | May 8, 2007 |
| R-TX | Ron Paul | Original | May 8, 2007 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | May 21, 2007 | |
| R-FL | Connie Mack | May 23, 2007 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Jun 7, 2007 | |
| D-OR | David Wu | Jun 7, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Jun 7, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | Jun 18, 2007 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Jun 18, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Jun 19, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Jun 19, 2007 | |
| D-AZ | Ed Pastor | Jun 20, 2007 | |
| D-MI | John D. Dingell | Jun 21, 2007 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Jun 21, 2007 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Jun 21, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Jul 11, 2007 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jul 11, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Jul 11, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jul 11, 2007 | |
| D-IN | Julia Carson | Jul 11, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Jul 11, 2007 | |
| D-HI | Neil Abercrombie | Jul 11, 2007 | |
| D-ME | Thomas H. Allen | Jul 11, 2007 | |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | Jul 12, 2007 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Jul 12, 2007 | |
| D-MO | Russ Carnahan | Jul 12, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Jul 18, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Jul 18, 2007 | |
| D-NC | Brad Miller | Sep 6, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Sep 18, 2007 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred May 8, 2007 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 8, 2007Introduced in House
- May 8, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 110-134 | ALTERNATE ENERGY-RELATED USES ON THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF60 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Jun 7, 2007 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the President to transmit to Congress a report on every program of the Federal Government that authorizes or requires the gathering of information on United States persons in the United States, established whether in whole or in part pursuant to the "all necessary and appropriate force" clause contained in the Authorization for Use of Military Force (Public Law 107-40).
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 8, 2007Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
