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National
Key Vote
Striking Telecommunications Companies' Civil Immunity for Surveillance
Project Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to adopt an amendment that strikes Title II from the bill, in effect striking the civil immunity provisions for telecommunications providers and other electronic communications providers that have provided electronic surveillance.
NOTE: THIS IS AN AMENDMENT TO A SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT. A SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT REPLACES THE ENTIRE TEXT OF A PIECE OF LEGISLATION WITH A NEW TEXT.
NOTE: THIS LEGISLATION NEEDED A THREE-FIFTHS MAJORITY VOTE TO PASS.
Official Title of Legislation:
S Amdt 3907 to S Amdt 3911 to S 2248: To strike the provisions providing immunity from civil liability to electronic communication service providers for certain assistance provided to the Government.
Link to Legislation: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:samdt3907:
Senate Amendment Vote: 02/12/2008 : Amendment Rejected 31 - 67 (Record Vote Number 15)
NOTE: THIS LEGISLATION NEEDED A THREE-FIFTHS MAJORITY VOTE TO PASS.
Sponsor: Sen. Dodd, Christopher (D-CT)
Cosponsors: Sen. Biden, Joseph Jr. (D-DE) (out of office)
Sen. Boxer, Barbara (D-CA)
Sen. Clinton, Hillary (D-NY) (out of office)
Sen. Feingold, Russell (D-WI)
| Sen. Harkin, Thomas (D-IA)
Sen. Kennedy, Edward Sr. (D-MA) (out of office)
Sen. Kerry, John (D-MA)
Sen. Leahy, Patrick (D-VT)
| Sen. Obama, Barack Jr. (D-IL) (out of office)
Sen. Sanders, Bernard (I-VT)
Sen. Wyden, Ron (D-OR)
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