IP: Update on anti-terror bill: House about to vote on a *new* bill

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> From: Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>
>
>
> Here's what's happening right now (turn on CSPAN):
>
> 1. The House Judiciary committee approved the "PATRIOT Act" 36-0, with a 
> two-year expiration date for wiretapping:
> http://www.politechbot.com/p-02614.html
>
> 2. The Senate voted last night 96-1 for the USA Act without Sen. 
> Feingold's privacy amendments:
> http://www.politechbot.com/p-02651.html
>
> 3. The House Rules committee met early this morning to set a rule that 
> specified what bill would go to the floor:
> http://www.house.gov/rules/107rule2975.htm
>
> 4. According to the speaker's office, the bill is the "base Senate text" 
> of the USA Act with five or six changes that Rep. Conyers had wanted. One 
> of those is that the wiretap sections expire in December 2004 -- unless 
> the president decides it is in the "national interest" to continue them, 
> which would expire them in December 2006.
>
> 4. The House voted 211-205 midday today (along party lines) on a 
> preliminary procedural step allowing the bill to be considered.
>
> 5. Now they're about to vote on the rule. The rule does not allow 
> amendments, just provides for an up-or-down vote on the USA Act v2.0. 
> CSPAN is carrying this debate.
>
> 5. When the House approves the USA Act v2.0 -- I say "when" because I 
> think it's very likely -- it'll be sent back to the Senate for approval. 
> Because the changes (besides the expiration date) are minor, the Senate 
> may vote for it unchanged and send it to the president, something Rep. 
> Senenbrenner predicts will happen.
>
> 6. That means no conference committee is necessary.
>
> 7. You can find the USA Act v2.0 here:
> http://www.house.gov/rules/sensen_028.pdf (525 KB)
> http://www.well.com/user/declan/sep11/usa.act.v2.0.101201.pdf (a mirror site)
>
> -Declan
>
>
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