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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 644 

Requesting the President and directing the Attorney General to transmit 

to the House of Representatives not later than 14 days after the date 

of the adoption of this resolution documents in the possession of those 

officials relating to the authorization of electronic surveillance of citizens 

of the United States without court approved warrants. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 22, 2005 

Ms. SLAUGHTER submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on the Judiciary 

RESOLUTION 

Requesting the President and directing the Attorney General 

to transmit to the House of Representatives not later 

than 14 days after the date of the adoption of this 

resolution documents in the possession of those officials 

relating to the authorization of electronic surveillance 

of citizens of the United States without court approved 

warrants. 

1 Resolved, That the President is requested and the At2 torney General is directed to transmit to the House of 

3 Representatives not later than 14 days after the date of 

4 the adoption of this resolution all documents in the posses5 sion of the President and the Attorney General relating 
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1 to the authorization of electronic surveillance of United 

2 States persons (as such terms are defined in section 101 

3 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 

4 U.S.C. 1801)) conducted without warrants approved by a 

5 court of the United States and any instructions for han6 dling such documents, including— 

7 (1) all records setting forth or discussing poli8 cies, procedures, or guidelines regarding the author9 ization by the President or other officials of the Fed10 eral Government of electronic surveillance of United 

11 States persons without court approved warrants; 

12 (2) all records pertaining to the Constitutional 

13 prohibition on unreasonable searches as it relates to 

14 the authority to conduct electronic surveillance of 

15 United States persons without a court approved war16 rant; 

17 (3) all records pertaining to the authority to 

18 conduct electronic surveillance of United States per19 sons without court approved warrants under the 

20 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978; 

21 (4) all records relating to the authorization of 

22 electronic surveillance of United States persons by 

23 an official of the Federal Government other than the 

24 President without a court approved warrant; 
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1 (5) all records of communication between the 

2 President or other officials of the Federal Govern3 ment and Congress, or a member or committee of 

4 Congress, pertaining to the authorization of elec5 tronic surveillance of United States persons without 

6 court approved warrants; 

7 (6) all records indicating or discussing the num8 ber of United States persons for which electronic 

9 surveillance was authorized without a court approved 

10 warrant; 

11 (7) all records indicating or discussing the num12 ber of citizens of the United States for which elec13 tronic surveillance was authorized without a court 

14 approved warrant; 

15 (8) all records indicating or discussing the 

16 budget or cost of carrying out electronic surveillance 

17 of United States persons without court approved 

18 warrants; and 

19 (9) all records indicating or discussing the num20 ber of staff involved in the authorization or execu21 tion of electronic surveillance of United States per22 sons without court approved warrants. 

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