article_snippet.sent: House leaders have reached a bipartisan compromise on a bill that would end the National Security Agency's controversial collection of American phone records, but the National Security Agency's faces an uncertain future in the Senate.
article_snippet.sent: The House Judiciary Committee on Thursday overwhelmingly passed the latest version of a bill known as the USA Freedom Act by a bipartisan vote of 25 to 2.
article_snippet.sent: Similar legislation was introduced in the U.S. Senate by .
article_snippet.sent: A similar bill to the one that cleared the Judiciary Committee passed the full House last year by a bipartisan vote of 303 to 121 but narrowly failed a procedural vote in the U.S. Senate.
article_snippet.sent: the Judiciary Committee , said A similar bill to the one that cleared the Judiciary Committee's provisions had been carefully negotiated with both the intelligence committee and intelligence agencies.
article_snippet.sent: During the hearing, lawmakers said a deal had been reached to bring the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to the floor without going through the intelligence committee, where many Republicans support continuing the NSA bulk collection.
article_snippet.sent: Goodlatte said A similar bill to the one that cleared the Judiciary Committee would create a 'narrower, targeted program,' that will still allow The NSA to hunt for connections between foreign terrorists and U.S. residents. '
article_snippet.sent: Some lawmakers offered amendments Some lawmakers said would toughen A similar bill to the one that cleared the Judiciary Committee's civil liberties provisions, but those were voted down, with other lawmakers saying those would kill the deal and empower those who want to continue The NSA phone records collection.
article_snippet.sent: A civil liberties group praised A similar bill to the one that cleared the Judiciary Committee. '
highlights_snippet.sent: Careful negotiations have brought FREEDOM Act to a House vote but the Senate is still uncertain .
  