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Follow-up to postings on terrorist financing programs, the House Committee on Financial Services hearing entitled “The Terror Finance Tracking Program,” Tuesday, July 11, 2006. Opening Statement of Full Committee Chairman Michael G. Oxley Prepared Testimony: Stuart Levey, Undersecretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, Department of the Treasury: “…SWIFT is predominantly used for overseas transfers. It …
Today the House passed HR 4411, the Internet Gambling Prohibition and Enforcement Act. The bill passed by roll call vote #363, 317 yeas to 93 nays. See also: House Approves Boucher-Goodlatte Legislation to Combat Illegal Gambling (July 11, 2006) House votes yes on Net-gambling crackdown
IN RE: SEARCH OF RAYBURN HOUSE BUILDING ROOM NO. 2113, WASHINGTON, D.C. 20515, July 10, 2006: “A federal judge rules that the FBI’s search of Louisiana Democratic Congressman William Jefferson’s House office pursuant to a court-ordered search warrant was constitutional, and denies a motion seeking to enjoin FBI agents and the U.S. Department of Justice …
Declan McCullagh reported: “The FBI has drafted sweeping legislation that would require Internet service providers to create wiretapping hubs for police surveillance and force makers of networking gear to build in backdoors for eavesdropping.” Related postings on CALEA , and this FCC final rule published in the July 5, 2006 Federal Register: “This document addresses …
USAToday.com: “Members of the House and Senate intelligence committees confirm that the National Security Agency has compiled a massive database of domestic phone call records. But some lawmakers also say that cooperation by the nation’s telecommunication companies was not as extensive as first reported by USA TODAY on May 11.” BellSouth Statement on Governmental Data …
Committee on Indian Affairs, ‘Gimme Five’ Investigation of Tribal Lobbying Matters (373 pages, PDF), June 22, 2006.
Senate Report 109-273 – Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Bill (127 pages, PDF), June 29. 2006
Press release: “Today the Senate Appropriations Committee approved the FY 2007 Homeland Security Appropriations bill. The bill recommends $31,730,000,000 in discretionary spending for the Department of Homeland Security. This is $715,000,000 more than the Presidents fiscal year 2007 discretionary spending request and $1,472,299,000 more than the fiscal year 2006 enacted level, excluding emergency supplemental appropriations.”
Review of the Senate’s FY2007 Energy & Water Development Appropriations Bill, June 29, 2006.
Security Legislative Hearing on H.R. 5219, the “Judicial Transparency and Ethics Enhancement Act of 2006,” June 29, 2006. Chairman’s Opening Statement: “H.R. 5219 establishes an independent Inspector General within the Judicial Branch who is appointed by and reports directly to the Chief Justice of the United States. The Inspector General will conduct investigations of complaints …
House Committee on Financial Services: “Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 227-183 in favor of a resolution [H. Res. 895] introduced yesterday by House Financial Services Committee Chairman Michael G. Oxley (OH), which expresses the sense of the House in support of U.S. government programs to track terrorist financing and to condemn illegal disclosure …
“Frequently Asked Questions About the Federal Budget, prepared by the House Budget Committee Democratic Staff. The document answers common questions about the national budget, and additional information.”
