House backs limits on government spying

By DONNA CASSATA, Associated Press
Posted: Friday, June 20, 2014 8:10 a.m.

... The provision, which faces an uncertain fate in the Senate, would bar warrantless collection of personal online information and prohibit access for the NSA and CIA into commercial tech products ... Thursday, the House also endorsed several new roadblocks to Obama’s long-sought effort to close the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay ... The bill would bar 85 percent of the funds in the account for overseas conflicts until Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel reassures Congress that congressional notification on Guantanamo transfers will be respected ... The House also backed an amendment .. that would bar funds for transferring Guantanamo detainees to Yemen ...

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