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HR 5949 - FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act of 2012 - Key Vote
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Peter Roskam voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
Read statements Peter Roskam made in this general time period.
Stages
- Dec. 30, 2012 Executive Signed
- Dec. 28, 2012 Senate Bill Passed
- Sept. 12, 2012 House Bill Passed
- June 15, 2012 Introduced
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Legislation - Signed (Executive) - Became Public Law No. 112-238 - Dec. 30, 2012
Title: FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act of 2012
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (73-23) - Dec. 28, 2012(Key vote)
Title: FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act of 2012
Vote Result
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Vote to pass a bill that extends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Amendments Act of 2008 for 5 years.
- Extends certain provisions of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Amendments Act of 2008 from December 31, 2012 to December 31, 2017 including, but not limited to, the following provisions (Sec. 2):
- Authorizes the intelligence community to electronically target individuals who are “reasonably” believed to be located outside the United States in order to gain foreign intelligence information;
- Specifies that the intelligence community’s compliance with federal laws will be supervised by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court; and
- Authorizes the intelligence community to obtain relevant and pertinent information about certain individuals from an electronic communications service provider.
NOTE: THIS LEGISLATION NEEDED A THREE-FIFTHS MAJORITY VOTE TO PASS.
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (301-118) - Sept. 12, 2012(Key vote)
Title: FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act of 2012
Vote Result
Yea Votes
Nay Votes
Vote to pass a bill that extends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Amendments Act of 2008 for 5 years.
- Extends certain provisions of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Amendments Act of 2008 from December 31, 2012 to December 31, 2017 including, but not limited to, the following provisions (Sec. 2):
- Authorizes the intelligence community to electronically target individuals who are “reasonably” believed to be located outside the United States in order to gain foreign intelligence information;
- Specifies that the intelligence community’s compliance with federal laws will be supervised by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court; and
- Authorizes the intelligence community to obtain relevant and pertinent information about certain individuals from an electronic communications service provider.
Legislation - Introduced (House) - June 15, 2012
Title: FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act of 2012
Sponsors
Co-sponsors
- Daniel E. 'Dan' Lungren (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Silvestre 'Silver' Reyes (TX - D) (Out Of Office)
- Mike Rogers (MI - R) (Out Of Office)
- C. A. Dutch 'Dutch' Ruppersberger (MD - D)
- Frank James 'Jim' Sensenbrenner Jr. (WI - R)
