J.R.McHale

Background: [U.S. Senate Bill Proposes Sweeping Curbs on NSA surveillance](http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/29/us-usa-nsa-congress-idUSKBN0FY1EM20140729) – Reuters’ news report.

Update: On November 18, 2014, the Senate voted to end further discussion of the proposed Act during the 113th United States Congress. [Critical NSA Reform Bill Fails in the Senate](http://www.wired.com/2014/11/usa-freedom-act-fails-in-senate/) – Wired

Text: txt, pdf and html versions at [Congress.gov](https://beta.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2685/text?q={%22search%22%3A[%22USA+Freedom+Act+Senate%22]}).

Summary of the Bill: [Senator Leahy’s NSA Reform Bill: A Quick and Dirty Summary](http://www.lawfareblog.com/2014/07/senator-leahys-nsa-reform-bill-a-quick-and-dirty-summary/) — LawFare

Position of the Electronic Frontier Foundation: [EFF’s Decision to Support the Bill](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/08/understanding-new-usa-freedom-act-questions-concerns-and-effs-decision-support) and [The New Senate USA FREEDOM Act: A First Step Towards Reforming Mass Surveillance](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/07/new-senate-usa-freedom-act-first-step-towards-reforming-mass-surveillance) at EFF’s DeepLinks blog.

Other Commentary: [Our Privacy and Liberty Still at Risk, Even if Leahy NSA Bill Passes](http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/25491-our-privacy-and-liberty-still-at-risk-even-if-leahy-nsa-bill-passes) – Elizabeth Goitein of the Brennan Center for Justice.

Debate¹: Stewart Baker, former NSA general counsel, debating Harley Geiger, Deputy Director for the Freedom, Security and Surveillance Project at the Center for Democracy and Technology ([Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast](http://www.steptoecyberblog.com/2014/08/15/steptoe-cyberlaw-podcast-debate-with-harley-geiger/)); debate sponsored by the Federalist Society).

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