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2008 Congressional Debate

• Sen. Feingold on Torture, October 1
• Introduction of the Interrogation and Detention Reform Act (H.R. 7056), September 26
• Sen. Feingold on Restoring the Rule of Law, September 25
• Sen. Leahy on Authorization of Subpoenas for Office of Legal Counsel Documents, September 25
• Sen. Inouye Replies to Sen. Bond on Intelligence Oversight, September 23
• Code Talkers Recognition Act of 2008 (HR 4544), September 23
• Sen. Whitehouse Proposes Amendment to Require Red Cross Be Notified of Intel Detainees, September 15
• Intelligence Amendments to Defense Authorization Bill Blocked in Senate, September 15
• A Resolution to Improve Senate Oversight of Intelligence (S.Res. 655), introduced September 11
• Leahy, Specter Press White House For OLC Torture Documents, news release, August 19
• A Bill to End Coercive Interrogations and Secret Detentions by CIA by Sen. Feinstein, et al, August 1
• Sen. Leahy on Habeas Corpus, July 31
• House Approves National Energy Security Intelligence Act, July 23
• Introduction of the National Energy Security Intelligence Act of 2008 (H.R. 6545), July 22
• House Approves FY 2009 Intelligence Authorization Act, July 16
• Intelligence Activities in the FY 2009 Defense Appropriations Bill, Statement of Rep. Holt, July 11
• Senate Approves the FISA Amendments Act, July 9
• Senate Debate on the FISA Amendments Act, July 8
• Senate Remarks on the FISA Amendments Act, June 26
• Rep. Hoekstra on the FISA Amendments Act, June 26
• Senate Remarks on the FISA Amendments Act, from Senators Feingold, Leahy, Feinstein, Wyden and others, June 25
• Sen. Dodd on the FISA Amendments Act, June 24
• Sen. Kyl on the FISA Amendments Act, June 24
• Sen. Specter on the FISA Amendments Act, June 23
• House Approves FISA Amendments Act of 2008, June 20
• Rep. Wolf on Congressional Cyber Security, June 11
• Rep. Kucinich Introduces Resolution on Impeachment of the President, June 10
• Sen. Whitehouse on Office of Legal Counsel, June 6
• Sen. Rockefeller on Prewar Iraq Intelligence, June 5
• Introduction of a Resolution to Replace the Ashcroft FBI Guidelines, May 21
• Sens. Feingold, Hagel Introduce Bill to Establish Commission on Intelligence (S. 3041), May 20
• Non-attribution of open source intelligence research, excerpt from H.Rep. 110-652, May 16
• Reps. Thompson, Harman Urge No Appropriation for National Applications Office, May 14
• Transparency and Accountability in Intelligence Contracting Act of 2008 (HR 5973), introduced by Reps. Price and Schakowsky, May 6
• House Members Question Status of National Applications Office, letter to DHS Secretary, April 7
• Senators Byrd and Cochran Oppose SSCI Proposals on Intelligence Oversight Reform, letter to Senate leadership, April 5
• A Proposed House Resolution Regarding the Death of Alexander Litvinenko, April 1
• House Debate on FISA Amendments Act of 2008, March 14
• Senate Homeland Security on Improving Intelligence Oversight, letter to Senate leadership, March 13
• Statement of House Judiciary Committee Members on the Administration's Terrorist Surveillance Program and the Issue of Retroactive Immunity (pdf), March 12
• House Fails to Override Veto of FY 2008 Intelligence Authorization Act, March 11
• FY 2008 Intelligence Authorization Act Vetoed by President Bush, March 8
• Remarks of Senator Kyl on Foreign Intelligence Surveillance, March 7
• Senate Intelligence Committee Recommendations on Improving Intelligence Oversight, letter to Senate leadership, March 6
• Senate Debate on FISA Amendments, Remarks on House Adjournment, February 14
• House Debate on FISA Amendments, and House Adjournment, February 14
• Senate Debate on FY 2008 Intelligence Authorization Conference Report, February 13
• House Debate on Amendments to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, February 13
• Senate Debate on Amendments to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, Continued, February 12
• Senate Debate on Amendments to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, Continued, February 11
• Senate Debate on Amendments to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, Continued, February 8
• Senate Debate on Amendments to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, Continued, February 7
• Senate Debate on Amendments to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, Continued, February 6
• Senate Debate on Amendments to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, Continued, February 5
• Sen. Durbin Asks Attorney General to Open an Investigation into Waterboarding, February 5
• Senate Debate on Amendments to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, Continued, February 4
• Sen. Reid on Status of FISA Amendments, January 31
• Senate Debate on Amendments to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, Continued, January 30
House Debate on Extension of the Protect America Act, January 29
• Senate Debate on Amendments to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, Continued, January 29
• Senate Debate on Amendments to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, Continued, January 28
• Senate Debate on Amendments to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, Continued, January 25
• Senate Debate on Amendments to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, Continued, January 24
• Senate Debate on Amendments to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, January 23
• Seeking the Return of the USS Pueblo to the United States Navy (S.Res. 423), January 23
• The State Secrets Protection Act (S.2533), January 22
• Introduction of the State Secrets Protection Act by Senator Kennedy, January 22
• The "Facts Strike Back" on FISA: 50 Myths Exposed (pdf) by Sen. Kit Bond, January 22
• Remarks of Rep. Lungren on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, January 17