H.R. 3773 - RESTORE Act of 2007

RESTORE Act of 2007

H.R. 3773 — 110^th Congress (2007–2008)

Summary

This bill would amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA)so that a court order is not required to collect communication information of non-US citizens outside the US for purposes of foreign intelligence. The act also would require court supervision for the gathering of communication information of US citizens and those in the US. (by CRS)

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Title

To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes.

Other Titles

• FISA bill
• Responsible Electronic Surveillance That is Overseen, Reviewed, and Effective Act of 2007
• RESTORE Act of 2007
• Responsible Electronic Surveillance That is Overseen, Reviewed, and Effective Act of 2007
• RESTORE Act of 2007
• Responsible Electronic Surveillance That is Overseen, Reviewed, and Effective Act of 2007
• RESTORE Act of 2007
• FISA Amendments Act of 2008
• Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Amendments Act of 2008

Sponsor

John Conyers

Co-Sponsors

• Donna Christensen
• Sheila Jackson Lee
• Silvestre Reyes
• Robert Scott
• Jerrold Nadler
• Ciro Rodriguez
• Darlene Hooley

Subjects

• Intelligence activities
• Actions and defenses
• Armed forces
• Business
• Congress
• Congress and foreign policy
• Congress and military policy
• Congressional oversight
• Congressional reporting requirements
• Courts of special jurisdiction
• Criminal investigation
• Criminal justice
• Declaration of war
• Defense policy
• Electronic surveillance
• Employee training
• Foreign policy
• Government information
• Government paperwork
• Governmental investigations
• Indictments
• Intelligence officers
• International affairs
• Judges
• Law
• Liability (Law)
• Limitation of actions
• Military operations
• Nuclear nonproliferation
• President and foreign policy
• Presidents
• Searches and seizures
• Security classification (Government documents)
• Standards
• Telecommunication
• Telecommunication industry
• Terrorism
• Warrants (Law)
• Weapons of mass destruction
• Weapons systems

Related Bills

• H.Res. 746 (110^th) : Providing for Consideration of the Bill (H.R. 3773) to Amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to Establish a Procedure for Authorizing Certain Acquisitions of Foreign Intelligence, and for Other Purposes.
• H.Res. 824 (110^th) : Providing for Further Consideration of the Bill (H.R. 3773) to Amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to Establish a Procedure for Authorizing Certain Acquisitions of Foreign Intelligence, and for Other Purposes.
• H.Res. 1041 (110^th) : Providing for Consideration of the Senate Amendment to the Bill (H.R. 3773) to Amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to Establish a Procedure for Authorizing Certain Acquisitions of Foreign Intelligence, and for Other Purposes.
• H.R. 5440 (110^th) : FISA Amendments Act of 2008
• S. 2248 (110^th) : FISA Amendments Act of 2008
• S. 2248 (110^th) : FISA Amendments Act of 2008
• S. 2248 (110^th) : FISA Amendments Act of 2008
• S. 2248 (110^th) : FISA Amendments Act of 2008

Major Actions

Introduced	10/09/2007
Referred to Committee
Passed House	11/16/2007
Passed Senate	2/12/2008

Bill History

• All Votes
• All Actions
• Amendments

	Chamber/Committee	Motion	Date	Result
select this vote	House	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H.R. 3773 Responsible Electronic Surveillance That is Overseen, Reviewed, and Effective Act	11/16/2007	This motion DID NOT PASS the House 194 voted YES 222 voted NO 16 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	On Passage - House - H.R. 3773 Responsible Electronic Surveillance That is Overseen, Reviewed, and Effective Act	11/16/2007	This bill PASSED the House 227 voted YES 189 voted NO 16 voted present/not voting
currently selected	Senate	Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.	2/12/2008	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	Agree to the Senate Amendment with an Amendment: H.R. 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purpoes	3/14/2008	This motion PASSED the House 213 voted YES 197 voted NO 20 voted present/not voting

	Action	Date	Description
	Introduced	10/09/2007
		10/09/2007	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2088)
		10/09/2007	Referred 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.
		10/09/2007	Referred to House Judiciary
		10/09/2007	Referred to House Intelligence (Permanent Select)
		10/10/2007	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
	Put on a legislative calendar	10/10/2007	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 14.
		10/13/2007	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 110-373, Part I.
		10/13/2007	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent). H. Rept. 110-373, Part II.
	Put on a legislative calendar	10/13/2007	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 231.
		10/16/2007	Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 746 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3773 with 1 hour and 30 minutes of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments. All points of order against consideration of the bill except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. In lieu of the amendments recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the resolution considers as adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in part A of this report, modified by the amendment printed in part B of this report, and considers the bill, as amended, as read.
		10/18/2007	Rule H. Res. 746 passed House.
		10/18/2007	Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3773 with 1 hour and 30 minutes of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments. All points of order against consideration of the bill except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. In lieu of the amendments recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the resolution considers as adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in part A of this report, modified by the amendment printed in part B of this report, and considers the bill, as amended, as read.
		10/18/2007	Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 746.
		10/18/2007	DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour and thirty minutes of debate on H.R. 3773.
		10/31/2007	Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
		11/14/2007	Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 824 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3773 with 1 hour and 30 minutes of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments. The rule provides that the further amendment printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution shall be considered as adopted.
		11/15/2007	Rule H. Res. 824 passed House.
		11/15/2007	Considered as unfinished business.
		11/15/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to H.Res. 824, the House proceeded with one hour and thirty minutes of further debate on H.R. 3773.
		11/15/2007	DEBATE - The House resumed debate on H.R. 3773.
		11/15/2007	WORDS TAKEN DOWN - During the course of debate, exception was taken to certain words used and a demand was made to have words taken down. Mr. Patrick Murphy of Pennsylvania asked unanimous consent to withdraw the words. Without objection the words were withdrawn. The House resumed debate on H.R. 3773.
		11/16/2007	The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
		11/16/2007	Mr. Smith (TX) moved to recommit with instructions to Judiciary.
		11/16/2007	DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Smith (TX) motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with sundry amendments related to making clarifying changes to the scope of the bill.
		11/16/2007	The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
select this vote	Vote	11/16/2007	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H.R. 3773 Responsible Electronic Surveillance That is Overseen, Reviewed, and Effective Act
select this vote	House Vote on Passage	11/16/2007	On Passage - House - H.R. 3773 Responsible Electronic Surveillance That is Overseen, Reviewed, and Effective Act
	Put on a legislative calendar	12/03/2007	Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 517.
		2/12/2008	Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
		2/12/2008	Senate struck all after the Enacting Clause and substituted the language of S.2248 amended.
currently selected	Senate Vote on Passage	2/12/2008	Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
		2/12/2008	See also S.2248.
		2/13/2008	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
		3/12/2008	Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1041 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3773 with 1 hour and 40 minutes of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions. The resolution waives all points of order against the motion except those arising under clause 10 of rule XXI. Upon the adoption of the resolution it shall be in order to move that the House agree to the Senate amendment to H.R. 3773 with an amendment.
		3/14/2008	The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
select this vote	Vote	3/14/2008	Agree to the Senate Amendment with an Amendment: H.R. 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purpoes
		3/15/2008	Rule H. Res. 1041 passed House.
		3/15/2008	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1041, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on the motion to agree to the Senate amendment to H.R. 3773 with an amendment.
		3/15/2008	Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1041, the House moved to agree with an amendment to the Senate amendment.
		3/31/2008	Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate amendment.

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