FISA Amendments Act of 2008 (2008 - H.R. 6304) (original) (raw)

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S. 2440: A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, to modernize and streamline the provisions of that Act, and for other purposes.

Introduced on Dec. 10, 2007. 61% incorporated. (compare text)

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S. 2441: FISA Amendments Act of 2007

Introduced on Dec. 10, 2007. 38% incorporated. (compare text)

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S. 2248: FISA Amendments Act of 2008

Passed Senate (House next) on Feb. 12, 2008. 40% incorporated. (compare text)

History

Date Action
Feb. 12, 2008 Source Bill — Passed Senate (House next) This activity took place on a related bill, S. 2248 (110th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 6304 (110th).
June 19, 2008 Introduced Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. Read Text »
June 20, 2008 Rules Change — Agreed To This activity took place on a related bill, H.Res. 1285 (110th).
June 20, 2008 thumbnail image of vote Passed House (Senate next) The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. View Vote » Read Updated Text » See Changes »
July 9, 2008 thumbnail image of vote Passed Senate The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill. View Vote » Read Updated Text » See Changes »
July 10, 2008 Enacted — Signed by the President The President signed the bill and it became law.

H.R. 6304 (110th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

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This bill was introduced in the 110th Congress, which met from Jan. 4, 2007 to Jan. 3, 2009. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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FISA Amendments Act of 2008, Pub. L. No. 110-261, H.R. 6304, 110th Cong..

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