S 2248 · 110th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

FISA Amendments Act of 2008

Introduced 2007-10-26· Sponsored by Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV]· Senate

Bill Progress

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Enacted
Latest: See also H.R.3773.(2008-02-12)

Recorded Votes

PassedSenate · 2008-02-12
Roll #20
Yea 68Nay 29
PassedSenate · 2008-02-12
Roll #20
Yea 68Nay 29
PassedSenate · 2008-01-24
Roll #2
Yea 60Nay 36

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Amendments Act of 2007 or FISA Amendments Act of 2007 - Amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) to authorize the Attorney General (AG) and Director of National Intelligence to jointly authorize, for periods up to one year, the targeting (electronic surveillance) of persons located outside the United States to acquire foreign intelligence information. Requires specified targeting and surveillance minimization procedures to be followed, with Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (Court) review of such procedures. States that chapters 119 (Wire and Electronic Communications Interception and Interception of Oral Communications) and 121 (Stored Wire and Electronic Communications and Transactional Records Access) of the federal criminal code and FISA shall be the exclusive means by which electronic surveillance and interception of domestic communications may be conducted. Requires the AG to submit semiannually to the congressional intelligence committees copies of any orders of the Court or the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review that include significant construction or interpretation of FISA. Revises g…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

S. 2248, FISA Amendments Act of 2007

Oct 26, 2007

<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on October 18, 2007</p>

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S. 2248, FISA Amendments Act of 2007

Oct 26, 2007

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on October 18, 2007

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S. 2248, FISA Amendments Act of 2007

Dec 7, 2007

<p>Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on November 16, 2007</p>

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S. 2248, FISA Amendments Act of 2007

Dec 7, 2007

Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on November 16, 2007

Full CBO report ↗

Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office