Leaders of both parties in the House of Representatives, at the Obama administration’s request, have changed a surveillance overhaul bill that restricts the power of the government to obtain Americans’ records in bulk.A revised version of the bill was unveiled on Tuesday, and the House may vote on it this week.Several civil liberties groups that had backed a previous version argued that the changes weakened the limits in a way that leaves the door open for the government to obtain enormous volumes of records. They said they were withdrawing their support.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/21/us/politics/changes-to-surveillance-bill-stoke-anger.html