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H.R. 3356: Improving Foreign Intelligence Surveillance to Defend the Nation and the Constitution Act of 2007

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H.R. 3356: Improving Foreign Intelligence Surveillance to Defend the Nation and the Constitution Act of 2007

110th Congress · introduced 2007-08-03 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 218 - 207 (Roll no. 821). (text: CR H9685-9686)

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2007-08-03 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Reyes, Silvestre [D-TX-16] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 821 (2007): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR3356 (2007-08-03), Failed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 218 - 207 (Roll no. 821). (text: CR H9685-9686) (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Improving Foreign Intelligence Surveillance to Defend the Nation and the Constitution Act of 2007

Plain summary

Improving Foreign Intelligence Surveillance to Defend the Nation and the Constitution Act of 2007 - Amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) to provide that a court order is not required for the acquisition of communication between non-U.S. persons who are not located within the United States for collecting foreign intelligence information, whether or not the communication passes through the United States or the surveillance device is located within the United States. Allows the Attorney General (AG), upon authorization of the President, to apply to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (Court) for an order, or the extension of an order, authorizing for up to one year the acquisition of communications of persons outside the United States who are non-U.S. persons. Allows the AG to authorize such surveillance without a court order for up to 15 days if the AG determines that an emergency situation exists with respect to obtaining such information before an order authorizing the surveillance can be obtained. Authorizes the AG, in either case, to direct a communications service provider, custodian, or other person who has access to such information to furnish the AG with the required information and to maintain appropriate records concerning acquisition of the information.

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Official text

Improving Foreign Intelligence Surveillance to Defend the Nation and the Constitution Act of 2007

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Reyes, Silvestre [D-TX-16] · 3 cosponsors

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Adam B. Schiff (D-CA)

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Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Authorization
A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong110-hr3356 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110