Mitch McConnell Moves To Expand Bill Barr’s Surveillance
May 06, 2020 · The Senate is scheduled to vote early next week on a House-passed bill to renew the government’s surveillance powers — nearly two months after key national-security tools lapsed amid an The Senate cleared a nearly four-month extension of intelligence programs that expired on Sunday as part of a deal that will also allow for votes on broader surveillance reforms. May 27, 2020 · House calls off vote to reauthorize expired surveillance powers. By Grace Segers Updated on: May 27, 2020 / 10:24 PM / CBS News GOP lawmakers push to reopen Congress . GOP lawmakers READ MORE: Mitch McConnell Moves to Expand Bill Barr’s Surveillance Powers [The Daily Beast] More on digital privacy: Professor: US Surveillance State Is a Lot Like China’s. May 28, 2020 · The setback was the latest obstacle in what has proved to be a tortuous effort this year to overhaul federal surveillance powers. The House initially approved the bill in March, but the Senate Mar 16, 2020 · The U.S. Senate has voted to extend, rather than tweak, three surveillance powers that federal law enforcement officials use to fight terrorists, passing the bill back to an absent House and
Senate clears 77-day extension of surveillance powers
May 14, 2020 Senate approves legislation to extend government May 14, 2020 Senate clears 77-day extension of surveillance powers
Heads of nations are taking on powers rarely seen outside war. Critics worry the damage could outlast the virus.
Surveillance Powers: A Chart | American Civil Liberties Union Surveillance Powers: A Chart. On September 19, only eight days after the tragic terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, the Bush Administration unveiled its proposed Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA), legislation that included many changes to the nation's current surveillance laws. Senate votes to extend, not tweak, 3 surveillance powers Mar 17, 2020 FISA reform to hit the Senate floor: Here’s what to know A controversial portion of the FBI’s surveillance powers, known as Section 215, gave the government broad powers to demand “business records” from companies in the name of national security