Hearing Chronology on Patriot Act
June 21, 2005 — Hearing Chronology of the USA Patriot Act – Hearings held by the House Committee on the Judiiciary (3 pages, PDF).
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Public Interest Declassification Board Receives Funding Five Years After Establishment
As part of FY2006 Appropriations, specified in House Report 109-119 – Department of Defense Appropriations Bill, the Public Interest Declassification Board (PIDB), created five years ago, and comprised of a nine member advisory panel, by next week may actually obtain approval for operational funds, which it has not had since its establishment in 2000. The …
Lugar Releases New Report on WMD Threats and Responses
Press release: “During the next ten years the world faces a 29 percent chance of a nuclear attack and the prospect of four new nations being added to the nuclear weapons club, according to a new survey of non-proliferation and national security experts compile by Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Dick Lugar. Over the same …
Hearing and Report Examine U.S. Management of Iraqi Funds
Press release, Tuesday, June 21, 2005 — “At the first congressional hearing on the Development Fund for Iraq, Rep. Waxman releases a report on the U.S. mismangement of Iraqi funds. The report details the billions in cash transferred from the Federal Reserve Bank to U.S. officials in Iraq, the lack of financial controls in Iraq, …
Bill Would Establish Independent Commission to Investigate Detainee Abuses
Press release: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 – “Rep. Waxman, Democratic Leader Pelosi, and other senior Democrats announced they will introduce legislation to establish an independent Comission to investigate abuses of detainees in connection with Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, or any operation within the Global War on Terrorism.” Bill Summary The Bill, To establish …
New Bill to Permanently Authorize Patriot Act Provisions
S.1266, Title: An original bill to permanently authorize certain provisions of the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act of 2001, to reauthorize a provision of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, to clarify certain definitions in the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act …
Bipartisan Compromise on Patriot Act
“Today, a bipartisan working group of former senior government officials with expertise in homeland security, intelligence, law enforcement, and civil liberties delivered a set of recommendations for reauthorization of the Patriot Act to lawmakers on Capitol Hill. The bipartisan group, co-convened by John Podesta, President of the Center for American Progress, and Richard Falkenrath, former …
Sanders Passes Critical Legislation to Amend Patriot Act and Protect Americans’ Reading Records
Press release this evening from Rep. Bernie Sanders: “Congressman Sanders today led a tri-partisan coalition in restoring Americans’ constitutionally guaranteed right to read and access information without governmental intrusion or monitoring. With 199 Democrats, 38 Republicans and one Independent (Sanders) voting in support, the House passed Congressman Sanders legislation to amend Section 215 of the …
Is the Federal Government Doing Enough to Secure Chemical Facilities
S. Hrg. 109-175 — Is the Federal Government Doing Enough to Secure Chemical Facilities and is More Authority Needed?, June 15, 2005.
Restrictions on Sale of Personal Data Opposed by PIs
From the Washington Post (reg. req’d), Private Eyes Fear Limits On Information Access
Hearing on Identity Theft
On Thursday, June 16, 2005, the Senate Commerce Committee held a Full Committee hearing to examine federal legislative solutions to data breach and identity theft. Note that Opening Remarks by five Senators are available in HTML, and the testimony from five FTC Commissioners and the Vermont Attorney General are available in PDF [Link]
Bill Requiring Disclosure of FOIA Exemptions Passes Senate
On June 9, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved S.1181, “a bill to ensure an open and deliberate process in Congress by providing that any future legislation to establish a new exemption to section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act) be stated explicitly within the text …
