To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.

Overview Sponsor: Rep. Silvestre Reyes [D-TX16](no cosponsors) Cosponsors: Text: Summary | Full Text Cost: $2 per American in 2008. This is computed from a Congressional Budget Office report, merely by dividing the estimated cost of $406,000,000 by the U.S. population. The figure is extracted from the report automatically and may be incorrect. See the report for details. Status: Introduced May 1, 2007 Referred to Committee View Committee Assignments Reported by Committee May 2, 2007 Amendments (9 proposed) View Amendments Passed House May 11, 2007 Passed Senate Oct 3, 2007 Differences Resolved Dec 13, 2007 Vetoed by President Mar 8, 2008 Failed Veto Override in House Mar 11, 2008 This bill never became law. This bill was proposed in a previous session of Congress. Sessions of Congress last two years, and at the end of each session all proposed bills and resolutions that haven't passed are cleared from the books. Members often reintroduce bills that did not come up for debate under a new number in the next session. Last Action: Mar 11, 2008: On motion to refer the bill and the accompanying veto message to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Agreed to without objection. Related: See the Related Legislation page for other bills related to this one and a list of subject terms that have been applied to this bill. Sometimes the text of one bill or resolution is incorporated into another, and in those cases the original bill or resolution, as it would appear here, would seem to be abandoned. Votes: May 11, 2007: This bill passed in the House of Representatives by roll call vote. The totals were 225 Ayes, 197 Nays, 10 Present/Not Voting. Vote Details. You are not tracking any senators or representatives. To see their votes here, look up a Member of Congress. Oct 3, 2007: This bill passed in the Senate by Unanimous Consent. A record of each representative's position was not kept. Dec 13, 2007: After passing both the Senate and House, a conference committee is created to work out differences between the Senate and House versions of the bill. A conference report resolving those differences passed in the House of Representatives, paving the way for enactment of the bill, by roll call vote. The totals were 222 Ayes, 199 Nays, 10 Present/Not Voting. Vote Details. You are not tracking any senators or representatives. To see their votes here, look up a Member of Congress. Feb 13, 2008: After passing both the Senate and House, a conference committee is created to work out differences between the Senate and House versions of the bill. A conference report resolving those differences passed in the Senate, paving the way for enactment of the bill, by roll call vote. The totals were 51 Ayes, 45 Nays, 4 Present/Not Voting. Vote Details. You are not tracking any senators or representatives. To see their votes here, look up a Member of Congress. Mar 11, 2008: The House of Representatives attempted to override the President's veto of this bill, but failed, by roll call vote. The totals were 225 Ayes, 188 Nays, 17 Present/Not Voting. Vote Details. You are not tracking any senators or representatives. To see their votes here, look up a Member of Congress. View all 11 votes on this bill.

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