112th Congress > Senate > Vote 468

Date: December 27, 2012

Result: 37-54 (Amendment Rejected)

Clerk session vote number: 233

Vote Subject Matter: Civil Liberties / Domestic Social Policy

Bill number: HR5949

Question: On the Amendment

Description: To require the Attorney General to disclose each decision, order, or opinion of a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court that includes significant legal interpretation of section 501 or 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 unless such disclosure is not in the national security interest of the United States.

Bill summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on August 2, 2012. The summary of that version is repeated here.) FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act of 2012 - Amends the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend until December 31, 2017: (1) the date for repeal of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (procedures concerning the electronic surveillance of certain persons outside the United States for foreign intelligence information purposes); and (2) any order, authorization, or directive issued or made under that title.

Bill titles: To extend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 for five years.

Links for more info on the vote: congress.gov

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