S. 2011: A bill entitled "The Protect America Act of 2007".
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S. 2011: A bill entitled "The Protect America Act of 2007".
110th Congress · introduced 2007-08-03 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2007-08-03 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: Senate vote 310 (2007): On Passage of the Bill, S2011 (2007-08-03), Bill Defeated. See all
- Where it stands now: Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
A bill entitled "The Protect America Act of 2007".
Plain summary
Protect America Act of 2007 - Amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) to provide that a court order is not required for the electronic surveillance of communication between persons who are not located within the United States for collecting foreign intelligence information, without respect to whether the communication passes through the United States or the surveillance device is located within the United States. Authorizes the Attorney General (AG) 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 electronic surveillance for foreign intelligence purposes of persons outside the United States. Allows the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) and the AG to authorize the immediate electronic surveillance (without prior Court order) of persons reasonably believed to be outside the United States if: (1) the DNI and AG determine that it is in the U.S. national security interest to begin such surveillance; and (2) the AG submits to the Court, within five days after the commencement of the surveillance, a certification of and application for such surveillance. Authorizes the AG, with respect to an authorized surveillance, to issue a directive to a communications service provider, custodian, or other person to: (1) furnish all appropriate information, facilities, and assistance necessary to accomplish the surveillance; and (2) maintain under security procedures any surveillance records. Directs the Inspector General to report to the congressional intelligence and judiciary committees on surveillance conducted during the previous four-month period.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
A bill entitled "The Protect America Act of 2007".
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] · 1 cosponsors
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Recorded votes
- Senate vote 310 (2007): On Passage of the Bill, S2011 (2007-08-03): Bill Defeated
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- Authorization
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-110s2011.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/110/s>
Record fed-us-cong110-s2011 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110