House of Representatives’ Approval of Surveillance Legislation
The U.S. House of Representatives Thursday passed the RESTORE Act of 2007, but its version did not include the controversial provision providing immunity to telecommunication companies that participated in government domestic surveillance. The legislation, if approved by the U.S. Senate, will take the place of the Protect America Act in increasing court oversight of government surveillance procedures.
Civil lawsuits have been filed on the basis that the monitoring of communications without court approval resulted in privacy law violations. President Bush has stated his intent to veto any legislation that does not immunize telecommunication companies from such litigation.
Source: http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2007/11/us-house-approves-surveillance-bill.php
