Vote Tally Count NDAA Patriot Act Blanket Phone Records

H.Amdt. 413 (Amash) to H.R. 2397: To end authority for the blanket collection of records under the Patriot Act. It …

House narrowly refuses to bar NSA from collecting Americans’ phone records to fight terrorism

 

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On the Amendment in the House

Number:

House Vote #412 [primary source: house.gov]

Date:

Jul 24, 2013 (113^th Congress)

Result:

Failed

Bill:

H.R. 2397: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2014    

 

Amendment:H.Amdt. 413 (Amash) to H.R. 2397: To end authority for the blanket collection of records under the Patriot Act. It would also bar the NSA and other agencies from using Section 215 of the Patriot Act to collect records, including telephone call records, th         Offered        by Rep. Justin Amash [R-MI3]        on July 24, 2013    

WASHINGTON — The House narrowly rejected a challenge to the National Security Agency’s secret collection of hundreds of millions of Americans’ phone records Wednesday night after a fierce debate pitting privacy rights against the government’s efforts to thwart terrorism.

The vote was 217-205 on an issue that created unusual political coalitions in Washington, with libertarian-leaning conservatives and liberal Democrats pressing for the change against the Obama administration, the Republican establishment and Congress’ national security experts.

Backing the NSA program were 134 Republicans and 83 Democrats, including House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, who typically does not vote, and Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi. Rejecting the administration’s last-minute pleas to spare the surveillance operation were 94 Republicans and 111 Democrats. Dallas News