Jason Chaffetz

As Congressman Chaffetz has already pointed out, passing the GPS Act would fulfill Congress's duty to ensure that the safeguards provided by the Fourth Amendment of our Constitution are respected.

Representative Goodlatte and Chaffetz's GPS Act is an important step toward closing the 21st century loophole in ECPA.

The court ruled unanimously that physically attaching a GPS device to a vehicle constituted the search under the Fourth Amendment.

The bill creates a legal framework designed to give government agencies, commercial entities and private citizens clear guidelines for when and how geolocation information can be accessed and used.

I recently introduced the Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act.

Just because it can be done doesn't mean it necessarily should be done.

The role of Congress is to protect and defend the United States Constitution and personal liberties provided to American citizens under the Fourth Amendment.

I simply disagree with that assessment. We'll have to agree to disagree, and I look forward to working with you.

I would be happy to work with you on that. I do disagree with that assessment and that reading of it.

I would disagree with that assessment. This is a new regulation, and it has led to lawsuits that have already started to happen. One news report is of a lawsuit in California.

I do want to indicate that I believe it was in March that the Department of Justice title III regulations issued a new ruling. So, we may disagree on what to do with this.

I have an amendment at the desk, Mr. Chairman. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. ___. None of the…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Utah will be postponed. Amendment Offered by Mr. Tierney

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made available by this Act…

The single best way to find a bomb is through a dog, a bomb sniffing dog.

I find it fascinating that only the TSA seems enthralled with these machines.

There are a lot of good federal employees who work hard. They're patriotic, and they're frugal with their money. But when you see this widespread abuse of money, and then you as the former administrator said, 'Well, they were entitled to…

For the President of the United States to look the American people in the eye and say, well, we got a pay freeze in place while you are getting bonuses and going on trips is totally unacceptable.

It is totally unacceptable.

That is where there is frustration just steaming out of our ears.

I would like to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman if he needs it and has additional speakers. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Missouri will control that time. There was no objection.

It is my intention to yield the gentleman some additional time. I know he has a number of speakers who are still left. I am happy to do that. So that is my intention as you allocate the rest of your time. For now, I reserve the balance of…

May I inquire as to how much time both sides have. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Utah has 8 minutes remaining, and the gentleman from Missouri has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining.

You have to recognize how much money the Federal Government is spending here. We're going to spend in the range of about $3.5 trillion to $3.6 trillion in a 12-month period. Part of my rhetorical question here is: If that's not stimulative…

I would like to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Hanna).