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USA: Senate takes up House bill but fails to avoid spying lapse

01 June 2015

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"Eight days after blocking it, Senate Republicans have agreed to begin debate on a House bill that would overhaul the National Security Agency’s handling of American calling records while preserving other domestic surveillance provisions.But that remarkable turnabout didn’t happen soon enough to prevent the laws governing the programs from expiring at midnight Sunday as Republican Sen. Rand Paul, a presidential contender, stood in the way of extending the program, angering his GOP colleagues and frustrating intelligence and law enforcement officials.

Now, the question is whether the Senate will pass a bill the House can live with. If so, the surveillance programs will resume, with some significant changes in how the phone records are handled. If not, they will remain dormant."

See the full article: Senate takes up House bill but fails to avoid spying lapse (Washington Post, link)

Also: Senate Lets NSA Spy Program Lapse, at Least for Now (New York Times, link), and: For the First Time Since 9/11, Congress Checks the Security State (The Intercept, link)

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