Expressing the sense of the House that the Guidelines on General Crimes, Racketeering Enterprise and Terrorism Enterprise Investigation as modified on May 30, 2002 ("Ashcroft Guidelines") should be rescinded and replaced by the former Guidelines ('Levi guidelines') to protect Americans from domestic Federal Bureau of Investigation spying in the absence of suspected criminal activity.
Latest action · Jul 28, 2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Progress
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- IntroducedMay 20, 2008
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the Attorney General should rescind the Guidelines on General Crimes, Racketeering Enterprise and Terrorism Enterprise Investigation as modified on May 30, 2002 (Ashcroft Guidelines), and reinstate the previous Guidelines adopted in 1976 (Levi Guidelines); and (2) the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) should require a reasonable indication that a federal crime has been, is being, or will be committed before it engages in domestic spying or other investigative activity.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 28, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- May 20, 2008Introduced in House
- May 20, 2008Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- May 20, 2008Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E989)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
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- May 20, 2008Introduced in House
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