This past week in Congress
Perhaps the most important news in Congress this past week was that the Senate took up S. 2248 again, the FISA Amendments Act of 2007. To read the statements of individual Senators during the debate in the Senate, you can skim the Daily Digest starting on Wednesday (Jan. 23) and running through Friday for references to FISA and follow the links from there. You can also read a report to accompany S. 2248 that was reported during the adjournment: S. Rept. No. 110-258. If you want to see how your Senator voted on the motion to table, consult the voting record. Several bills to extend the current law for 30 days were also introduced during the week:
By Mr. REID:
S. 2541. A bill to extend the provisions of the Protect America Act of 2007 for an additional 30 days; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. CONYERS (for himself and Mr. REYES):
H.R. 5104. A bill to extend the Protect America Act of 2007 for 30 days; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Mr. REID:
S. 2556. A bill to extend the provisions of the Protect America Act of 2007 for an additional 30 days; read the first time.
By Mr. REID:
S. 2557. A bill to extend the Protect America Act of 2007 until July 1, 2009; read the first time.
Other bills also introduced this past week:
By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. SPECTER, and Mr. LEAHY):
S. 2533. A bill to enact a safe, fair, and responsible state secrets privilege Act; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself, Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. BROWNBACK, Mr. BUNNING, Mr. COBURN, Mr. COLEMAN, Mr. CORNYN, Mrs. DOLE, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mr. HAGEL, Mrs. HUTCHISON, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. KYL, Mr. MCCAIN, Mr. MCCONNELL, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. SHELBY, Mr. THUNE, Mr. VOINOVICH, Mr. HATCH, and Mr. NELSON of Nebraska):
S. 2543. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking minors across State lines in circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
