CollinsÂ´ profile lifted with intelligence bill negotiations
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The overwhelming congressional approval of sweeping reforms to the countryÂ´s intelligence gathering has marked a significant victory for MaineÂ´s Republican Sen. Susan Collins, who led negotiations surrounding the legislation.
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The 336-75 roll call Tuesday by which the House passed a bill to overhaul the nation's intelligence network.
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The Senate today approved landmark legislation to restructure the nation's intelligence community, creating a director of national intelligence and a counterterrorism center.
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Maine Sen. Susan Collins managed to keep busy last week, a down period for most members of Congress awaiting Tuesday&#39;s start of the lame-duck legislative session.
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In signing the bill last week to restructure the intelligence community and create the job of national intelligence director, President Bush vowed that the government&#39;s new superspy would have real power.
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After clearing the House of Representatives, landmark legislation to revamp the US intelligence network heads for an expected approval in the Senate before President George W. Bush signs it into law.
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Congressional negotiators said they reached agreement on Saturday on overhauling US spy agencies and creating a director of national intelligence post with more limited powers than sought by the Sept.
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The path to final passage appeared clear yesterday for the most extensive overhaul of the nation&#39;s intelligence agencies since
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Counterterrorism authorities would be granted unprecedented access to law enforcement and commercial databases containing billions of records about private citizens under a bipartisan bill to restructure the intelligence system that the Senate began debating yesterday.
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The US House of Representatives has approved legislation reorganizing the nation&#39;s intelligence system. The vote was 336 to 75.
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The U.S. Senate on Wednesday  approved the most far-reaching overhaul of U.S. intelligence  agencies in more than 50 years, sending the post-Sept. 11  reform bill to President Bush for his signature.
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Congressional negotiators ended a thorny disagreement with a key Republican lawmaker over intelligence reform Monday, possibly clearing the way for passage of legislation
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Congressional negotiators Monday cleared the way for a final vote on a sweeping intelligence reform measure, reaching a compromise over the authority that a new national
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The House of Representatives met Tuesday for what supporters of the intelligence reorganization bill expect will be the legislation&#39;s passage, thanks to a compromise that won the endorsement of House Armed Services Committee Chairman
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The U.S. Congress approved the  biggest overhaul of U.S. intelligence agencies in over 50 years  on Wednesday, sending the bill that creates a new director of  national intelligence demanded after Sept. 11 to President  Bush.
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Leading Republican and Democratic lawmakers continue to press for passage of a landmark bill to reform US intelligence agencies. The fate of the legislation appears to hinge on a few key
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The House is poised to vote Tuesday on an overhaul of the nation&#39;s intelligence apparatus, with the Senate likely to follow suit Wednesday.