2014 Congressional Debate
- Senate Passes Security Clearance Accountability, Reform, and Enhancement Act (S.1744), December 15
- Sen. Levin on Prewar Iraq Intelligence, December 11
- CIA Letter to Sen. Levin Re: Atta meeting in Prague, March 13, 2014, released December 11
- Sen. Udall on the CIA Detention and Interrogation Program, December 10
- House Approves the Intelligence Authorization Act for FY 2014 and 2015, December 10
- Sen. Udall Urges Declassification of Records of 1965 Coup and Covert Action in Indonesia, December 10
- Sen. Reid Thanks SSCI Democratic Staff Members, December 10
- Senate Discussion of the SSCI Study of the CIA Detention and Interrogation Program, December 9
- Senate Passes Intelligence Authorization Act for FY 2014 and 2015, December 9
- Leahy-Rockefeller Colloquy on FOIA Improvement Act of 2014 (S. 2520), December 9, 2014
- Senate Passes FOIA Improvement Act of 2014 (S. 2520), December 8
- Sen. Leahy Urges Passage of FOIA Improvement Act, December 4
- Sen. Grassley Blasts IG Reports on "Zero Dark Thirty", December 4
- Sen. Rockefeller Bids Farewell to the Senate, December 4
- Rep. Rogers Bids Farewell to the House, December 4
- FY2015 Defense Authorization Act: Excerpts on Security Policy, December 4
- Senators Leahy & Cornyn Oppose CIA Email Destruction Plan, letter to NARA, December 1
- Senators Wyden, Udall and Heinrich Object to CIA Email Destruction Proposal, letter to NARA, November 19
- Senators Feinstein and Chambliss Object to CIA Email Destruction Proposal, letter to NARA, November 17
- USA Freedom Act blocked in the Senate, November 18
- Rep. Moran Seeks Presidential Pardon for John Kiriakou, November 17
- State of Alaska Opposes Warrantless Collection of Telephone Call Data, November 17
- Senate Bill to Authorize Intelligence for FY2015 (S.2741), July 31
- Proposed Amendment on Enhancement of the National Declassification Center by Sen. Shaheen, July 29
- Introduction of the "Clearance and Over-Classification Reform and Reduction Act" or CORRECT Act by Rep. Bennie Thompson, July 29
- Introduction of a bill to limit intelligence surveillance authority (S. 2685), by Sen. Leahy, July 29
- House Passes National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2014
- Senate Resolution Designating July 30 as National Whistleblower Appreciation Day, July 28
- Senators Raise Concerns About FISA Section 702 Program, letter to DNI, July 24
- Senate Resolution to Designate July 26, 2014 as US Intelligence Professionals Day, S.Res. 521, July 24
- Senate Appropriations Committee Would Require NSA Reports on Bulk Collection, July 17
- House Amendment Cuts NSC Budget by One-Third Due to Withholding of Information, July 15
- Sen. Leahy Introduces the Civilian Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act (S. 2598), July 14
- House Passes FY2014 Intelligence Authorization Act (S. 1681), June 24
- Rep. Holt Explains His Qualified Opposition to the Defense Appropriations Act, June 23
- Rep. Massie Offers Amendment to Limit Querying of Intelligence Databases for US Person Information, June 19
- Rep. Grayson Offers Amendment to Bar NSA Weakening of Encryption Standards, June 19
- Sens. Wyden & Grassley Express Concern About Continuous Monitoring of Security Cleared Employees, letter to the DNI, June 18
- Amendment by Rep. Holt to Increase Funding for IC Whistleblowers, June 18
- Rep. Norton Introduces US Commission on an Open Society with Security Act, June 18
- Sen. Wyden on Intelligence, Whistleblowers and Media Contact Policy, June 12
- Sen. Feinstein on the FY 14 Intelligence Authorization Act, June 12
- Senate Passes Intelligence Authorization Act for FY 2014, June 11
- House Approves Intelligence Authorization Act for FY 2014 and 2015, May 30
- Statement of Rep. Alan Grayson on Proposed Reporters Privilege, May 28
- House Passes USA Freedom Act, May 22
- Senate Confirms David Barron to U.S. Court of Appeals, May 22
- House Debate (Excerpts) on USA Freedom Act Rule, May 21
- Senate Votes for Cloture on Judicial Nomination of David Barron, May 21
- Senate Confirms Elisebeth Collins Cook to be a Member of the PCLOB, May 21
- Rep. Gohmert on Clandestine Intelligence Activities, May 19
- Senators Wyden and Udall Say Justice Department Misled the Supreme Court on Surveillance, May 13 (NYT)
- Sen. Grassley on Whistleblower Protections, April 10
- HPSCI bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (HR 4291), March 25
- Sen. Reid Notifies Attorney General Holder of Forensic Review of SSCI Computers, March 19
- Sen. Reid Notifies CIA Director Brennan of Forensic Review of SSCI Computers, March 19
- Senate Confirms Caroline Krass to be CIA General Counsel, March 13
- Sen. Feinstein Says CIA Interfered in SSCI Review of CIA Interrogation Program (Congressional Record), March 11
- Sen. Feinstein Statement on Intel Committee's CIA Detention, Interrogation Report, March 11
- CIA Says Sensitive Documents Were Improperly Obtained by SSCI, letter from DCIA Brennan, January 27 (via Politico)
- Sen. Udall Seeks Expedited Declassification of SSCI Report on Interrogation, March 4
- Tribute to Virginia Renee Simpson by Sen. Feinstein, February 27
- Tribute to Richard S. Girven by Sen. Chambliss, February 26
- Tribute to Kathleen Rice by Sen. Chambliss, February 26
- House Passes FOIA Oversight and Implementation Act of 2014 (HR 1211), February 25
- 62 Lawmakers Call on President to Reveal Top Line Intelligence Spending Levels in FY 2015 Budget, news release from Rep. Peter Welch, February 12
- Sen. Leahy on NSA Security Breach, February 10
- McCain Resolution on Select Committee to Investigate Leaks of NSA Information (S.Res. 343), February 4
- Sen. McCain Blasts Secret Provision on CIA Drone Policy, January 16
- A bill to facilitate GAO access to intelligence agency information (HR 3900), January 16
- A bill to require the GAO to produce annual reports on FISA programs (HR 3882), January 15
- House Considers Presidential and Federal Records Act Amendments of 2014 (HR 1233), January 14
- House members unveil bipartisan bill requiring transparency in intelligence budget, January 13
- Intelligence Budget Transparency Act of 2014 (HR 3855), January 13
- Tribute to SSCI staffer Kathleen McGhee by Sen. Feinstein, January 9
- Senators Feinstein and Levin Urge Declassification of CIA Interrogation Program Information, letter to the President, January 6
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Updated January 5, 2015