FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act of 2012

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

Every House member of the 112th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 301 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.

301 yea118 nay10 present or did not vote

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 24 actions.

1. Dec 30, 2012Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 112-238.
2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
3. FloorFloor · Presented to President.
4. Dec 28, 2012FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
5. FloorFloor · Passed Senate, under the order of 12/21/12, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, without amendment by Yea-Nay. 73 - 23. Record Vote Number: 236.Senate roll call 236
6. FloorFloor · Considered by Senate.
7. Dec 27, 2012FloorFloor · Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
8. Sep 19, 2012CalendarCalendar · Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 510.
9. Sep 13, 2012CalendarCalendar · Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
10. Sep 12, 2012FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
11. FloorFloor · On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 301 - 118 (Roll no. 569).House roll call 569
12. FloorFloor · Considered as unfinished business.
13. FloorFloor · POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - The Chair put the question on adoption of H.R. 5949, and announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Ruppersberger demanded the yeas and nays, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on question of adoption until later in the legislative day.
14. FloorFloor · The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
15. FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 5949.
16. FloorFloor · Resolution provides for consideration of both H.R. 5544 and H.R. 5949. Both measures are debatable for one hour each. For H.R. 5544, specified amendments are in order. For H.R. 5949, the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now pr…
17. FloorFloor · Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 773.
18. Aug 2, 2012CalendarCalendar · Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 463.
19. CommitteeCommittee · Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Intelligence. H. Rept. 112-645, Part II.
20. CommitteeCommittee · Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 112-645, Part I.
21. Jun 19, 2012CommitteeCommittee · Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 11.
22. CommitteeCommittee · Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
23. Jun 15, 2012CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerne…
24. IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in House

6 amendments offered to the bill, with the last recorded step of each.