SENATE PASSES USA FREEDOM ACTMcConnell was shut down completely in this debate as all amendments he put forth were rejected including the McConnell-Burr Amendment.Congress approved sweeping changes Tuesday to surveillance laws enacted after the Sept. 11 attacks, eliminating the National Security Agency s disputed bulk phone-records collection program and replacing it with a more restrictive measure to keep the records in phone companies  hands.Two days after Congress let the phone-records collection and several other anti-terror programs expire, the Senate s 67-32 vote sent the legislation to President Barack Obama, who signed it Tuesday night. This legislation will strengthen civil liberty safeguards and provide greater public confidence in these programs,  Obama said in a statement. Officials said it could take at least several days to restart the collection.The legislation will revive most of the programs the Senate had allowed to lapse in a dizzying collision of presidential politics and national security policy. But the authorization will undergo major changes, the legacy of agency contractor Edward Snowden s explosive revelations two years ago about domestic spying by the government.In an unusual shifting of alliances, the legislation passed with the support of Obama and House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, but over the strong opposition of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. McConnell failed to persuade the Senate to extend the current law unchanged, and came up short in a last-ditch effort Tuesday to amend the House version, as nearly a dozen of his own Republicans abandoned him in a series of votes. This is a step in the wrong direction,  a frustrated McConnell said on the Senate floor ahead of the Senate s final vote to approve the House version, dubbed the USA Freedom Act. He said the legislation  does not enhance the privacy protections of American citizens. And it surely undermines American security by taking one more tool form our warfighters at exactly the wrong time. The legislation remakes the most controversial aspect of the USA Patriot Act   the once-secret bulk collection program that allows the National Security Agency to sweep up Americans  phone records and comb through them for ties to international terrorists. Over six months the NSA would lose the power to collect and store those records, but the government still could gain court orders to obtain data connected to specific numbers from the phone companies, which typically store them for 18 months.It would also continue other post-9/11 surveillance provisions that lapsed Sunday night, and which are considered more effective than the phone-data collection program. These include the FBI s authority to gather business records in terrorism and espionage investigations and to more easily eavesdrop on suspects who are discarding cellphones to avoid surveillance.Read more: APGovernment News
senate passes usa freedom actmcconnell shut completely debate amendments put forth rejected including approved sweeping changes tuesday surveillance laws enacted attacks eliminating national security agency disputed bulk collection program replacing restrictive measure keep records phone companies days congress let collection several programs expire senate vote sent legislation president barack obama signed tuesday night this legislation strengthen civil liberty safeguards provide greater public confidence programs obama said statement officials said could take least several days restart legislation revive programs senate allowed lapse dazzling collision presidential politics national security policy but authorization undergo major changes legacy agency contractor edward snowden explosive revelations two years ago domestic spying unusual shifting alliances legislation passed support obama house speaker john bother strong opposition senate majority leader mitch mcconnell mcconnell failed persuade senate extend current law unchanged came short effort tuesday amend house version nearly dozen republicans abandoned series votes this step wrong direction frustrated mcconnell said senate floor ahead senate final vote approve house version dubbed usa freedom act he said legislation enhance privacy protections american citizens and surely undermines american security taking one tool form warfighters exactly wrong time the legislation remakes controversial aspect usa patriot act bulk collection program allows national security agency sweep americans phone records comb ties international terrorists over six months nsa would lose power collect store records government still could gain court orders obtain data connected specific numbers phone companies typically store would also continue surveillance provisions lapsed sunday night considered effective collection program these include fbi authority gather business records terrorism espionage investigations easily eavesdrop suspects discarding cellphone avoid government news
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: SENATE PASSES USA FREEDOM ACTMcConnell was shut down completely in this debate as all amendments he put forth were rejected including the McConnell-Burr Amendment.Congress approved sweeping changes Tuesday to surveillance laws enacted after the Sept. 11 attacks, eliminating the National Security Agency s disputed bulk phone-records collection program and replacing it with a more restrictive measure to keep the records in phone companies  hands.Two days after Congress let the phone-records collection and several other anti-terror programs expire, the Senate s 67-32 vote sent the legislation to President Barack Obama, who signed it Tuesday night. This legislation will strengthen civil liberty safeguards and provide greater public confidence in these programs,  Obama said in a statement. Officials said it could take at least several days to restart the collection.The legislation will revive most of the programs the Senate had allowed to lapse in a dizzying collision of presidential politics and national security policy. But the authorization will undergo major changes, the legacy of agency contractor Edward Snowden s explosive revelations two years ago about domestic spying by the government.In an unusual shifting of alliances, the legislation passed with the support of Obama and House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, but over the strong opposition of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. McConnell failed to persuade the Senate to extend the current law unchanged, and came up short in a last-ditch effort Tuesday to amend the House version, as nearly a dozen of his own Republicans abandoned him in a series of votes. This is a step in the wrong direction,  a frustrated McConnell said on the Senate floor ahead of the Senate s final vote to approve the House version, dubbed the USA Freedom Act. He said the legislation  does not enhance the privacy protections of American citizens. And it surely undermines American security by taking one more tool form our warfighters at exactly the wrong time. The legislation remakes the most controversial aspect of the USA Patriot Act   the once-secret bulk collection program that allows the National Security Agency to sweep up Americans  phone records and comb through them for ties to international terrorists. Over six months the NSA would lose the power to collect and store those records, but the government still could gain court orders to obtain data connected to specific numbers from the phone companies, which typically store them for 18 months.It would also continue other post-9/11 surveillance provisions that lapsed Sunday night, and which are considered more effective than the phone-data collection program. These include the FBI s authority to gather business records in terrorism and espionage investigations and to more easily eavesdrop on suspects who are discarding cellphones to avoid surveillance.Read more: APGovernment News
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: senate passes usa freedom actmcconnell shut completely debate amendments put forth rejected including approved sweeping changes tuesday surveillance laws enacted attacks eliminating national security agency disputed bulk collection program replacing restrictive measure keep records phone companies days congress let collection several programs expire senate vote sent legislation president barack obama signed tuesday night this legislation strengthen civil liberty safeguards provide greater public confidence programs obama said statement officials said could take least several days restart legislation revive programs senate allowed lapse dazzling collision presidential politics national security policy but authorization undergo major changes legacy agency contractor edward snowden explosive revelations two years ago domestic spying unusual shifting alliances legislation passed support obama house speaker john bother strong opposition senate majority leader mitch mcconnell mcconnell failed persuade senate extend current law unchanged came short effort tuesday amend house version nearly dozen republicans abandoned series votes this step wrong direction frustrated mcconnell said senate floor ahead senate final vote approve house version dubbed usa freedom act he said legislation enhance privacy protections american citizens and surely undermines american security taking one tool form warfighters exactly wrong time the legislation remakes controversial aspect usa patriot act bulk collection program allows national security agency sweep americans phone records comb ties international terrorists over six months nsa would lose power collect store records government still could gain court orders obtain data connected specific numbers phone companies typically store would also continue surveillance provisions lapsed sunday night considered effective collection program these include fbi authority gather business records terrorism espionage investigations easily eavesdrop suspects discarding cellphone avoid government news