Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Modernization Act of 2007
Latest action · Nov 2, 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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.
- IntroducedOct 9, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Improvement and Enhancement Act of 2007 - Prescribes the federal law provisions governing domestic electronic surveillance.
Directs the President to brief each member of the congressional intelligence committees on: (1) the Terrorist Surveillance Program of the National Security Agency (NSA); and (2) any program which involves the electronic surveillance of U.S. persons in the United States for foreign intelligence purposes which is conducted by any federal department or entity without fully complying with the prescribed federal law provisions.
Amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) concerning electronic surveillance to: (1) extend the period for the application for orders for emergency electronic surveillance; (2) increase the number of judges with jurisdiction to hear applications for and grant orders approving electronic surveillance within the United States; and (3) provide for the acquisition of foreign communications between or among non-U.S. persons.
Provides for the implementation of a document management system for, and authorizes additional personnel for the preparation and consideration of, electronic surveillance applications.
Expands electronic surveillance authority under specified conditions, including when Congress is unable to convene because of an attack upon the United States.
Repeals the Protect America Act.
States that on December 31, 2009: (1) this Act shall cease to have effect; and (2) the provisions of law amended by this Act are amended to read as they read before this Act's enactment.
Cosponsors 11
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 9, 2007 to Nov 7, 2007; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | Original | Oct 9, 2007 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Oct 9, 2007 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Oct 9, 2007 |
| D-MA | John F. Tierney | Original | Oct 9, 2007 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Oct 10, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Oct 10, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Oct 10, 2007 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Oct 17, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Oct 25, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Oct 31, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Nov 7, 2007 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Oct 9, 2007 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Nov 2, 2007 | |
| House | Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee | Referred Oct 9, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 2, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Oct 9, 2007Introduced in House
- Oct 9, 2007Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Modernization Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Classified defense information
- Congress
- Congress and foreign policy
- Congressional oversight
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Courts of special jurisdiction
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Criminal investigation
- Department of Defense
- Department of Justice
- Electronic surveillance
- Emergency Management
- Employee training
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
- Federal officials
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Intelligence officers
- International Affairs
- Judges
- Judicial review
- Jurisdiction
- Labor and Employment
- Law
- President and foreign policy
- Recruiting of employees
- Sunset legislation
- Supreme Court
- Terrorism
- War and emergency powers
- Warrants (Law)
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 9, 2007Introduced in House
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