H.R. 5949 - FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act of 2012
H.R. 5949 - FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act of 2012
Hearing Information
Meeting Time
Monday, September 10, 2012 - 5:00pm in H-313 The Capitol View Announcement »
Video
Bill Text
FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act of 2012
Report from the Committee on the Judiciary
Report from the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
Hearing Documents
Rule PDF
Submitted for Record
Rule Information
COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY RECORD VOTE of 8-3 on Monday, September 10, 2012.
FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 773:
Adopted by record vote of 233-179, after agreeing to the previous question by record vote of 232-177, on Tuesday, September 11, 2012.
MANAGERS: Nugent/Polis
1. Structured rule for H.R. 5544.
2. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Natural Resources.
3. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
4. Provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 112-30, as modified by the amendment printed in Part A of the Rules Committee report, shall be considered as adopted. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
5. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
6. Makes in order only those further amendments to H.R. 5544 printed in Part B of the Rules Committee report. Each such amendment may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
7. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in Part B of the report.
8. Provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
9. Closed rule for H.R. 5949.
10. Provides one hour of debate, with 40 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary and 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
11. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
12. Provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
13. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
14. Provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
Amendments (click each header to sort table ▲▼ by that column)
| # | Version # | Sponsor(s) | Party | Summary | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Version 1 | Conyers (MI), Schakowsky (IL), Holt (NJ) | Democrat | Would change the expiration date of the Act from December 31, 2017 to June 1, 2015. | Submitted |
| 3 | Version 1 | Nadler (NY), Schakowsky (IL) | Democrat | Would require the Attorney General to publish an unclassified summary of each FISA court opinion that includes a significant construction or interpretation of Section 702. | Submitted |
| 1 | Version 1 | Scott, Bobby (VA) | Democrat | Would require the administration to submit reports required by Section 702 in unclassified form, with a classified annex if necessary. | Submitted |
Committee Votes
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 347
Motion by Mr. Sessions to amend the rule to H.R. 5544 to report the rule. Adopted 8-3