To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
John Conyers Jr.
Sponsor. Representative for Michigan's 14th congressional district. Democrat.
110th Congress (2007–2009)
This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and though it was passed by both chambers on March 14, 2008 it was passed in non-identical forms and the differences were never resolved.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
7 Cosponsors (7 Democrats)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“statement on the foreign intelligence surveillance bill”
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Rep. David Price [D-NC4]
on Jun 20, 2008
“Welch to vote against FISA compromise”
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Rep. Peter Welch [D-VT]
on Jun 26, 2008
“Rep. Lofgren Votes to Pass RESTORE Act”
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Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA19]
on Nov 15, 2007
History
Oct 9, 2007
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Introduced
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Oct 10, 2007
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Ordered Reported
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Oct 17, 2007
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Rules Change —
Agreed To
This activity took place on a related bill, H.Res. 746 (110th). |
Nov 15, 2007
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Rules Change —
Agreed To
This activity took place on a related bill, H.Res. 824 (110th). |
Nov 15, 2007
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Passed House (Senate next)
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Feb 12, 2008
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Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)
The Senate passed the bill with changes not in the House version and sent it back to the House to approve the changes. The vote was by Unanimous Consent so no record of individual votes was made. |
Feb 12, 2008
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Companion Bill —
Passed Senate (House next)
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 2248 (110th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 3773 (110th). |
Mar 14, 2008
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Rules Change —
Agreed To
This activity took place on a related bill, H.Res. 1041 (110th). |
Mar 14, 2008
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Passed House with Changes (back to Senate)
The House passed the bill with changes not in the Senate version and sent it back to the Senate to approve the changes. |
Oct 20, 2009
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Reintroduced Bill —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 3846 (111th). |
H.R. 3773 (110th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 3773. This is the one from the 110th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 110th Congress, which met from Jan 4, 2007 to Jan 3, 2009. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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