BREAKING NEWS ~ House passes revised intelligence reform bill News
BREAKING NEWS ~ House passes revised intelligence reform bill

[JURIST] The US House of Representatives has passed the revised conference report version of an intelligence reform bill based on recommendations from the 9/11 Commission.

7:57 PM ET – S. 2845, variously called the National Intelligence Reform Act or (according to the conference report) the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, passed 336-75. AFP now has more. The legislation goes to the Senate again on Wednesday.

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