S. 1357 — A bill to extend authority relating to roving surveillance, access to business records, and individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 until July 31, 2015, and for other purposes. | PoliFocus

S. 1357114th Congress

A bill to extend authority relating to roving surveillance, access to business records, and individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 until July 31, 2015, and for other purposes.

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Armed Forces and National Security

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Summary

Amends the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 and the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to extend until July 31, 2015, expiring provisions of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) concerning: (1) FISA court orders approving roving electronic surveillance, (2) requests for FISA court orders that allow the government to require the production of business records and other tangible things for foreign intelligence and international terrorism investigations, and (3) a revised definition of "agent of a foreign power" that allows surveillance of individual non-U.S. persons who engage in international terrorism or preparatory activities (commonly referred to as the "lone wolf" provision). (Currently, such provisions are scheduled to expire on June 1, 2015.)

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Related Legislation

S. 1035A bill to extend authority relating to roving surveillance, access to business records, and individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 and for other purposes.
2015-04-22Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 60.
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Legislative Actions

2015-05-14
Introduced in Senate
2015-05-14
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
2015-05-18
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 86.
2015-05-21
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S3201; text: CR S3201)
2015-05-21
Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S3201; text: CR S3201)
2015-05-23
Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 45 - 54. Record Vote Number: 195. (consideration: CR S3314; text: CR S3314)
Roll Call #195 (Senate)
2015-05-23
Motion by Senator McConnell to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked on the motion to proceed to the measure (Record Vote No. 195) entered in Senate. (consideration: CR S3314)

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