Congress should dig into surveillance overhaul as well...
Congress should dig into surveillance overhaul as well as revamp of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act upon its return from long recess, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., said in a statement Monday (http://1.usa.gov/XXM6RS). Congress broke for recess last…
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week and won’t return until after the November midterm elections. “When the Senate returns in November, I will continue to urge swift consideration and passage of the USA FREEDOM Act of 2014, S-2685,” Leahy said. “This is a bipartisan bill that makes important reforms to the government’s surveillance authorities, while providing the intelligence community the operational flexibility it needs to keep our country safe.” He cited backing from national security officials and “a broad coalition of privacy and civil liberties groups, the technology industry, and members of Congress from across the political spectrum.” It needs a vote in November, Leahy said. He also said Congress needs to move forward on Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act reauthorization. (See separate report in this issue.) “The Leahy-Lee ECPA Reform Act updates our digital privacy laws to keep pace with new technologies, protect civil liberties, and provide guidance to law enforcement,” Leahy said. “Congress should act swiftly to pass this bill.”