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Today, the FY 2016 Intelligence Authorization bill passed the full House of Representatives by a vote of 247– 178. The annual Intelligence Authorization Act (IAA) is one of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Committee’s most critical oversight tools. It ensures our Intelligence Community has the resources it needs to protect our country, while allowing the Committee to review al... Read more »

The FY 2016 Intelligence Authorization bill today passed the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence by a voice vote after a markup this morning. The annual Intelligence Authorization Act is a critical oversight tool of the Committee that ensures our Intelligence Community has the resources it needs to protect our country, and it allows the Committee to review all intelligence programs a... Read more »

Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), the Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and co-sponsor of the USA Freedom Act, released the following statement: “Senate passage of the USA Freedom Act is a vital step forward in reforming our intelligence programs to ensure that we maximize both security and privacy. The bill's provisions will end bulk collection and add importan... Read more »

Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), the Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and co-sponsor of the USA Freedom Act, released the following statement: “Today's passage of the USA Freedom Act with a strong bipartisan vote is an important step forward for efforts to reform our nation’s surveillance programs. I believe that this bill is a big win for both privacy and sec... Read more »

Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), the Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement after the USA Freedom Act was introduced: “The introduction today of a revised version of the USA FREEDOM Act is an important milestone in the road to reform of our surveillance programs. The bill would put an end to bulk collection, while ensuring we have t... Read more »

Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), the Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence who was briefed on the counterterrorism actions this week, released the following statement: “I join with the President in offering my deepest condolences to the families of Warren Weinstein, an American held hostage by al Qaeda since 2011, and Giovanni Lo Porto, an Italian captured the foll... Read more »

In a strong, bipartisan 307-116 vote, the U.S. House of Representatives today approved the Protecting Cyber Networks Act (H.R. 1560). House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes, Ranking Member Adam Schiff, NSA and Cybersecurity Subcommittee Chairman Lynn Westmoreland, and Subcommittee Ranking Member Jim Himes issued the following statements on the bill’s passage: Chairm... Read more »

Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), the Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, delivered an opening statement during debate on the Committee’s bipartisan Protecting Cyber Networks Act. Click here to watch the full speech. The full statement, as delivered, is below: I rise in support of HR 1560, The Protecting Cyber Networks Act. At some point, we need to stop just hea... Read more »

Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), the Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement: “While important details still need to be worked out, the framework agreement between Iran and the P5+1 indicates that a negotiated resolution of Iran's nuclear program may be possible. While I reserve judgment on whether a final deal will materialize or woul... Read more »

Protecting Cyber Networks Act adopted on voice vote Read more »