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Senate Votes on 2007-309

 


Vote number 2007-309 removing need for FISA warrant for wiretapping abroad
on Aug 3, 2007 regarding bill S.1927 Protect America Act
Results: Bill Passed, 60-28 (3/5 required)

Vote on passage of S.1927, the Protect America Act: Amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) to state that nothing under its definition of "electronic surveillance" should encompass surveillance directed at any person reasonably believed to be located outside the US.

A modified version, S.2011, failed; it called for amending FISA to provide that a court order is not required for the electronic surveillance of communication between foreign persons who are not located within the US for collecting foreign intelligence information, without respect to whether the communication passes through the US or the surveillance device is located within the US.

Opponents recommend voting NO because:

Sen. LEVIN: Both bills cure the problem that exists: Our intelligence agencies must obtain a court order to monitor the communications of foreigners suspected of terrorist activities who are physically located in foreign countries. Now, what are the major differences?

Voting N counts for 2 points on VoteMatch question 14: Homeland Security.





Democrats voting on 2007-309

Daniel Akaka NOHI Democrat Jr Senator
Max Baucus NOMT Democrat Sr Senator
Evan Bayh YESIN Democratic Jr Senator
Joe Biden NODE Democrat Jr Senator
Jeff Bingaman NONM Democrat Jr Senator
Sherrod Brown NOOH Democratic challenger, U.S. Rep.
Robert Byrd NOWV Democrat Sr Senator
Maria Cantwell NOWA Democrat Jr Senator
Benjamin Cardin NOMD Democratic challenger, U.S. Rep.
Tom Carper YESDE Democrat Jr Senator
Bob Casey YESPA Democratic challenger, state treasurer
Hillary Clinton NONY Democrat Jr Senator
Kent Conrad YESND Democrat Sr Senator
Chris Dodd NOCT Democratic incumbent
Richard Durbin NOIL Democrat Sr Senator
Russell Feingold NOWI Democratic incumbent
Dianne Feinstein YESCA Democrat Sr Senator
Daniel Inouye YESHI Democratic incumbent
Ted Kennedy NOMA Democrat Sr Senator
Amy Klobuchar YESMN DFL challenger, Hennepin County Attorney
Herbert Kohl NOWI Democrat Sr Senator
Mary Landrieu YESLA Democrat Sr Senator
Frank Lautenberg NONJ Democrat Sr Senator
Patrick Leahy NOVT Democratic incumbent
Carl Levin NOMI Democrat Sr Senator
Joseph Lieberman YESCT Democratic Jr Senator; Gore's VP nominee; ran for Pres. 2004
Blanche Lambert Lincoln YESAR Democratic incumbent
Claire McCaskill YESMO Democratic challenger; state Auditor
Robert Menendez NONJ Democratic appointee; previously U.S. Rep.
Barbara Mikulski YESMD Democratic incumbent
Ben Nelson YESNE Democrat Jr Senator
Bill Nelson YESFL Democrat Sr Senator
Barack Obama NOIL Democratic Jr Senator
Mark Pryor YESAR Democrat Challenger (Former)
Jack Reed NORI Democrat Sr Senator
Harry Reid NONV Democratic incumbent
John Rockefeller NOWV Democratic Jr Senator
Ken Salazar YESCO Democratic Jr Senator
Charles Schumer NONY Democratic incumbent
Debbie Stabenow NOMI Democrat Jr Senator
Jon Tester NOMT Democratic challenger; state Senator
James Webb YESVA Democratic challenger
Sheldon Whitehouse NORI Democratic challenger, previously attorney general
Ron Wyden NOOR Democratic incumbent



Republicans voting on 2007-309

Wayne Allard YESCO Republican Jr Senator
John Barrasso YESWY Republican Appointee
Robert Bennett YESUT Republican incumbent
Kit Bond YESMO Republican incumbent
Sam Brownback YESKS Republican incumbent
Richard Burr YESNC Republican Jr Senator; previously US Representative
Saxby Chambliss YESGA Republican Sr Senator
Tom Coburn YESOK Republican Jr Senator; previously US Rep
Thad Cochran YESMS Republican Sr Senator
Norm Coleman YESMN Republican Jr Senator
Susan Collins YESME Republican Jr Senator
Bob Corker YESTN Republican challenger
John Cornyn YESTX Republican Jr Senator
Larry Craig YESID Republican Sr Senator
Michael Crapo YESID Republican incumbent
Jim DeMint YESSC Republican Jr Senator; previously US Representative
Elizabeth Dole YESNC Republican Sr Senator
Pete Domenici YESNM Republican Sr Senator
John Ensign YESNV Republican Jr Senator
Michael Enzi YESWY Republican Jr Senator
Lindsey Graham YESSC Republican Jr Senator
Chuck Grassley YESIA Republican incumbent
Chuck Hagel YESNE Republican Jr Senator
Orrin Hatch YESUT Republican Sr Senator
Kay Bailey Hutchison YESTX Republican Jr Senator
James Inhofe YESOK Republican Sr Senator
Johnny Isakson YESGA Republican Jr Senator; previously US Representative
Jon Kyl YESAZ Republican Jr Senator
Mel Martinez YESFL Republican Jr Senator; previously US Housing Secretary
Mitch McConnell YESKY Republican Sr Senator
Lisa Murkowski YESAK Republican incumbent
Pat Roberts YESKS Republican Jr Senator
Jeff Sessions YESAL Republican Sr Senator
Richard Shelby YESAL Republican incumbent
Gordon Harold Smith YESOR Republican Jr Senator
Olympia Snowe YESME Republican Sr Senator
Arlen Specter YESPA Republican incumbent
Ted Stevens YESAK Republican Sr Senator
John Sununu YESNH Republican Jr Senator
John Thune YESSD Republican Jr Senator; previously US Representative
David Vitter YESLA Republican Jr Senator; previously US Representative
George Voinovich YESOH Republican incumbent
John Warner YESVA Republican Sr Senator

Independents voting on 2007-309

Bernie Sanders NOVT Independent challenger, U.S. Rep



Total votes recorded by OnTheIssues:

Democrats: YES 17; NO 27
Republicans: YES 43; NO 0
Independents: YES 0; NO 1