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S.AMDT.5066
Amends: H.R.6304
Sponsor: Sen Bingaman, Jeff [NM] (submitted 7/7/2008) (proposed 7/8/2008)
AMENDMENT PURPOSE:
To stay pending cases against certain telecommunications companies and provide that such companies may not seek retroactive immunity until 90 days after the date the final report of the Inspectors General on the President's Surveillance Program is submitted to Congress.
TEXT OF AMENDMENT AS SUBMITTED: CR S6366
STATUS:
- 7/8/2008:
- Amendment SA 5066 proposed by Senator Bingaman. (consideration: CR H6398-6407; text: CR S6398)
- 7/9/2008:
- Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6454, S6469-6470)
- 7/9/2008:
- Amendment SA 5066, pursuant to the order of June 26, 2008, having failed to achieve the required 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 42 - 56. Record Vote Number: 166.
- 7/9/2008:
- Proposed amendment SA 5066, pursuant to the order of June 26, 2008, having failed to achieve the required 60 votes in the affirmative, was withdrawn in Senate.
COSPONSORS(5):
Sen Casey, Robert P., Jr. [PA]
- 7/7/2008
Sen Specter, Arlen [PA]
- 7/7/2008
Sen Clinton, Hillary Rodham [NY]
- 7/8/2008
Sen Nelson, Bill [FL]
- 7/8/2008
Sen Feinstein, Dianne [CA]
- 7/9/2008