S. 2011 — 110th Congress
A bill entitled "The Protect America Act of 2007".
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Latest action
Sep 25, 2007Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
CRS summary
As of Aug 3, 2007Introduced in Senate
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.
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Roll-call votes
1 on recordAug 3, 2007 · On Passage of the Bill
Full roll call46 of 100 recorded votes are not yet matched to a member profile.
Yea — 43: 23 D · 1 I
| Member | State |
|---|---|
| INOUYE, Daniel Ken | HI |
| LAUTENBERG, Frank Raleigh | NJ |
| WEBB, James H. | VA |
| BINGAMAN, Jesse Francis (Jeff), Jr. | NM |
| FEINGOLD, Russell Dana | WI |
| BYRD, Robert Carlyle | WV |
| DODD, Christopher John | CT |
| BAUCUS, Max Sieben | MT |
| SALAZAR, Kenneth Lee | CO |
| OBAMA, Barack | IL |
| CLINTON, Hillary Rodham | NY |
| NELSON, Earl Benjamin | NE |
| BAYH, Evan | IN |
| KENNEDY, Edward Moore | MA |
| KOHL, Herbert H. | WI |
| LINCOLN, Blanche Lambert | AR |
| AKAKA, Daniel Kahikina | HI |
| CONRAD, Kent | ND |
| BIDEN, Joseph Robinette (Joe), Jr. | DE |
| Dianne Feinstein | CA |
| Thomas R. Carper | DE |
| Bill Nelson | FL |
| Richard J. Durbin | IL |
| Mary L. Landrieu | LA |
| Barbara A. Mikulski | MD |
| Benjamin L. Cardin | MD |
| Carl Levin | MI |
| Debbie Stabenow | MI |
| Amy Klobuchar | MN |
| Claire McCaskill | MO |
| Jon Tester | MT |
| Robert Menendez | NJ |
| Harry Reid | NV |
| Charles E. Schumer | NY |
| Sherrod Brown | OH |
| Ron Wyden | OR |
| Robert P. Casey, Jr. | PA |
| Jack Reed | RI |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | RI |
| Patrick J. Leahy | VT |
| Maria Cantwell | WA |
| John D. Rockefeller, IV | WV |
| Bernard Sanders | VT |
Nay — 45: 23 R · 1 D
| Member | State |
|---|---|
| VOINOVICH, George Victor | OH |
| STEVENS, Theodore Fulton | AK |
| DOMENICI, Pete Vichi | NM |
| BROWNBACK, Sam Dale | KS |
| LIEBERMAN, Joseph I. | CT |
| ENSIGN, John Eric | NV |
| HAGEL, Charles Timothy | NE |
| SPECTER, Arlen | PA |
| CRAIG, Larry Edwin | ID |
| BOND, Christopher Samuel | MO |
| SNOWE, Olympia Jean | ME |
| ALLARD, A. Wayne | CO |
| HUTCHISON, Kathryn Ann Bailey | TX |
| COLEMAN, Norm | MN |
| SMITH, Gordon Harold | OR |
| DOLE, Elizabeth Hanford | NC |
| DeMINT, James W. | SC |
| BENNETT, Robert Foster | UT |
| MARTINEZ, Melquiades R. | FL |
| WARNER, John William | VA |
| SUNUNU, John E. | NH |
| Mark L. Pryor | AR |
| Lisa Murkowski | AK |
| Jeff Sessions | AL |
| Richard C. Shelby | AL |
| Jon Kyl | AZ |
| Johnny Isakson | GA |
| Saxby Chambliss | GA |
| Chuck Grassley | IA |
| Mike Crapo | ID |
| Pat Roberts | KS |
| Mitch McConnell | KY |
| David Vitter | LA |
| Susan M. Collins | ME |
| Thad Cochran | MS |
| Richard Burr | NC |
| James M. Inhofe | OK |
| Tom Coburn | OK |
| Lindsey Graham | SC |
| John Thune | SD |
| Bob Corker | TN |
| John Cornyn | TX |
| Orrin G. Hatch | UT |
| John Barrasso | WY |
| Michael B. Enzi | WY |
Not Voting — 12: 4 D · 2 R
| Member | State |
|---|---|
| LUGAR, Richard Green | IN |
| BUNNING, James Paul David | KY |
| GREGG, Judd Alan | NH |
| DORGAN, Byron Leslie | ND |
| KERRY, John Forbes | MA |
| LOTT, Chester Trent | MS |
| Barbara Boxer | CA |
| Tom Harkin | IA |
| Tim Johnson | SD |
| Patty Murray | WA |
| John McCain | AZ |
| Lamar Alexander | TN |
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