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S. 1357 (114th)

A bill to extend authority relating to roving surveillance, access to business records, and individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 until July 31, 2015, and for other purposes.

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Introduced

14 May 2015

Last action

23 May 2015 · Vote

Status

Motion by Senator McConnell to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked on the motion to proceed to the measure (Record Vote No. 195) entered in Senate. (consideration: CR S3314)

Sponsors

Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY]

Subjects

Defence

Source updated

5 December 2025

Defence

Summary

Amends the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 and the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to extend until July 31, 2015, expiring provisions of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) concerning: (1) FISA court orders approving roving electronic surveillance, (2) requests for FISA court orders that allow the government to require the production of business records and other tangible things for foreign intelligence and international terrorism investigations, and (3) a revised definition of "agent of a foreign power" that allows surveillance of individual non-U.S. persons who engage in international terrorism or preparatory activities (commonly referred to as the "lone wolf" provision). (Currently, such provisions are scheduled to expire on June 1, 2015.)

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Timeline

  1. 14 May 2015

    Introduced

    Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.

    Source: Calendars

  2. 14 May 2015

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 18 May 2015

    Calendars

    Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 86.

    Source: Calendars

  4. 21 May 2015

    Floor

    Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S3201; text: CR S3201)

    Source: Floor

  5. 23 May 2015

    Vote

    Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 45 - 54. Record Vote Number: 195. (consideration: CR S3314; text: CR S3314)

    Source: Floor

Votes

22 May 2015 · Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected · On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 1357 · Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected · Official source

Yes 45 · No 54 · Abstain — · Absent/not voting 1

Showing the first 4 recorded positions. Vote totals above are complete.

Versions

Documents

3 official files

Placed on Calendar Senate (text)

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  • Placed on Calendar Senate (text)

    Placed on Calendar Senate · EN · 18 May 2015

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  • Placed on Calendar Senate (PDF)

    Placed on Calendar Senate · EN · 18 May 2015

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  • Introduced in Senate

    summary · EN · 14 May 2015

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