House Judiciary Committee ranking member John Conyers, D-Mich., will co-sponsor...
House Judiciary Committee ranking member John Conyers, D-Mich., will co-sponsor a major surveillance overhaul set for introduction in the House. He joined House Judiciary Crime and Terrorism Subcommittee Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., in seeking co-sponsors for the USA FREEDOM Act,…
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a comprehensive overhaul of surveillance law. It seeks to end the U.S. government’s bulk collection of phone records, among many other changes, according to preliminary outlines. A version of the bill will be introduced in the Senate by Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., Sensenbrenner’s spokesman told us last week (CD Oct 4 p10). The two House co-sponsors sent a two-page letter to House colleagues Thursday describing the intent of the proposed legislation and asking which members are interested in signing onto it.