.) ▁proposed ▁the ▁" Am ash – Con y ers ▁Am end ment " ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Def ense ▁Author ization ▁Act . ▁If ▁passed , ▁the ▁am end ment ▁would ▁have ▁cur ta iled ▁" the ▁on going ▁drag net ▁collection ▁and ▁storage ▁of ▁the ▁personal ▁records ▁of ▁innoc ent ▁Americans ." ▁The ▁House ▁rejected ▁the ▁am end ment ▁by ▁a ▁vote ▁of ▁ 2 0 5 – 2 1 7 . ▁An ▁analysis ▁indicated ▁that ▁those ▁who ▁voted ▁against ▁the ▁am end ment ▁received ▁ 1 2 2 % ▁more ▁in ▁campaign ▁contributions ▁from ▁defense ▁contract ors ▁than ▁those ▁who ▁voted ▁in ▁favor . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Sen ators ▁Mark ▁U d all , ▁Richard ▁Bl ument hal , ▁Rand ▁Paul ▁and ▁Ron ▁Wy den ▁introduced ▁a ▁" s we eping ▁surve ill ance ▁reform " ▁proposal . ▁Cal led ▁the ▁most ▁compreh ensive ▁proposal ▁to ▁date , ▁the ▁" Int elligence ▁O vers ight ▁and ▁Sur ve ill ance ▁Reform ▁Act " ▁see ks ▁to ▁end ▁the ▁bulk ▁collection ▁of ▁communication ▁records ▁made ▁legal ▁in ▁section ▁ 2 1 5 ▁of ▁the ▁Patri ot ▁Act ▁and ▁to ▁reign ▁in ▁other ▁" elect ron ic ▁e aves dro pping ▁programs ". ▁Wy den ▁told ▁The ▁Guardian ▁the ▁Snow den ▁dis clos ures ▁have ▁" ca used ▁a ▁sea ▁change ▁in ▁the ▁way ▁the ▁public ▁views ▁the ▁surve ill ance ▁system ". ▁The ▁draft ▁bill ▁is ▁a ▁bl end ▁of ▁ 1 2 ▁similar ▁propos als