S. 2011 — 110th Congress

A bill entitled "The Protect America Act of 2007".

Originated in the Senate · Introduced Aug 3, 2007 · Armed Forces and National Security

Sponsor

Carl Levin

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Latest action

Sep 25, 2007

Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.

CRS summary

As of Aug 3, 2007

Introduced 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.

Congressional Research Service, via api.congress.gov (public domain)

Roll-call votes

1 on record

Aug 3, 2007 · On Passage of the Bill

Full roll call

Bill Defeated (43–45)

46 of 100 recorded votes are not yet matched to a member profile.

Yea43: 23 D · 1 I

MemberPartyState
INOUYE, Daniel KenHI
LAUTENBERG, Frank RaleighNJ
WEBB, James H.VA
BINGAMAN, Jesse Francis (Jeff), Jr.NM
FEINGOLD, Russell DanaWI
BYRD, Robert CarlyleWV
DODD, Christopher JohnCT
BAUCUS, Max SiebenMT
SALAZAR, Kenneth LeeCO
OBAMA, BarackIL
CLINTON, Hillary RodhamNY
NELSON, Earl BenjaminNE
BAYH, EvanIN
KENNEDY, Edward MooreMA
KOHL, Herbert H.WI
LINCOLN, Blanche LambertAR
AKAKA, Daniel KahikinaHI
CONRAD, KentND
BIDEN, Joseph Robinette (Joe), Jr.DE
Dianne FeinsteinDemocratCA
Thomas R. CarperDemocratDE
Bill NelsonDemocratFL
Richard J. DurbinDemocratIL
Mary L. LandrieuDemocratLA
Barbara A. MikulskiDemocratMD
Benjamin L. CardinDemocratMD
Carl LevinDemocratMI
Debbie StabenowDemocratMI
Amy KlobucharDemocratMN
Claire McCaskillDemocratMO
Jon TesterDemocratMT
Robert MenendezDemocratNJ
Harry ReidDemocratNV
Charles E. SchumerDemocratNY
Sherrod BrownDemocratOH
Ron WydenDemocratOR
Robert P. Casey, Jr.DemocratPA
Jack ReedDemocratRI
Sheldon WhitehouseDemocratRI
Patrick J. LeahyDemocratVT
Maria CantwellDemocratWA
John D. Rockefeller, IVDemocratWV
Bernard SandersIndependentVT

Nay45: 23 R · 1 D

MemberPartyState
VOINOVICH, George VictorOH
STEVENS, Theodore FultonAK
DOMENICI, Pete VichiNM
BROWNBACK, Sam DaleKS
LIEBERMAN, Joseph I.CT
ENSIGN, John EricNV
HAGEL, Charles TimothyNE
SPECTER, ArlenPA
CRAIG, Larry EdwinID
BOND, Christopher SamuelMO
SNOWE, Olympia JeanME
ALLARD, A. WayneCO
HUTCHISON, Kathryn Ann BaileyTX
COLEMAN, NormMN
SMITH, Gordon HaroldOR
DOLE, Elizabeth HanfordNC
DeMINT, James W.SC
BENNETT, Robert FosterUT
MARTINEZ, Melquiades R.FL
WARNER, John WilliamVA
SUNUNU, John E.NH
Mark L. PryorDemocratAR
Lisa MurkowskiRepublicanAK
Jeff SessionsRepublicanAL
Richard C. ShelbyRepublicanAL
Jon KylRepublicanAZ
Johnny IsaksonRepublicanGA
Saxby ChamblissRepublicanGA
Chuck GrassleyRepublicanIA
Mike CrapoRepublicanID
Pat RobertsRepublicanKS
Mitch McConnellRepublicanKY
David VitterRepublicanLA
Susan M. CollinsRepublicanME
Thad CochranRepublicanMS
Richard BurrRepublicanNC
James M. InhofeRepublicanOK
Tom CoburnRepublicanOK
Lindsey GrahamRepublicanSC
John ThuneRepublicanSD
Bob CorkerRepublicanTN
John CornynRepublicanTX
Orrin G. HatchRepublicanUT
John BarrassoRepublicanWY
Michael B. EnziRepublicanWY

Not Voting12: 4 D · 2 R

MemberPartyState
LUGAR, Richard GreenIN
BUNNING, James Paul DavidKY
GREGG, Judd AlanNH
DORGAN, Byron LeslieND
KERRY, John ForbesMA
LOTT, Chester TrentMS
Barbara BoxerDemocratCA
Tom HarkinDemocratIA
Tim JohnsonDemocratSD
Patty MurrayDemocratWA
John McCainRepublicanAZ
Lamar AlexanderRepublicanTN

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