About the bill
The FISA Amendments Act of 2008, also called the FAA and Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Amendments Act of 2008, is an Act of Congress that amended the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. It has been used as the legal basis for surveillance programs disclosed by Edward Snowden in 2013, including PRISM.
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Sponsor and status
110th Congress (2007–2009)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Jul 10, 2008
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on July 10, 2008.
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Senate Overwhelmingly Passes Legislation to Help Keep America Safe”
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Sen. James “Jim” Inhofe [R-OK]
on Jul 9, 2008
“Sen. Cornyn: Passage Of Critical Legislation Updating FISA Long Overdue”
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Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX]
on Jul 9, 2008
“Cardin statement on the fisa amendments act”
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Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]
on Jul 8, 2008
Incorporated legislation
This bill incorporates provisions from:
S. 2440: A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, to modernize and streamline the provisions of that Act, and for other purposes.
Ordered Reported on Dec 11, 2007. 61% incorporated. (compare text)
S. 2441: FISA Amendments Act of 2007
Ordered Reported on Dec 11, 2007. 38% incorporated. (compare text)
S. 2248: FISA Amendments Act of 2008
Passed Senate (House next) on Feb 12, 2008. 40% incorporated. (compare text)
History
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Feb 12, 2008
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Source 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. 6304 (110th). |
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Jun 19, 2008
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Introduced
Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. |
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Jun 20, 2008
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Rules Change —
Agreed To
This activity took place on a related bill, H.Res. 1285 (110th). |
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Jun 20, 2008
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Passed House (Senate next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. |
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Jul 9, 2008
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Passed Senate
The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill. |
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Jul 10, 2008
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Enacted — Signed by the President
The President signed the bill and it became law.
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H.R. 6304 (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. 6304. 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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