Restore constitutional checks and balances by limiting executive power and restoring habeas corpus and Fourth Amendment warrant protections.

Restoring our Constitution: Many mistakes were made in the course of this war, and our systems of checks and balances have failed us at critical moments. To prevent repeating those mistakes, we must repair the underlying Constitutional framework of our republic and provide checks to executive authority. Balance must be restored between the executive and the judicial branch (for instance through the restoration of habeas corpus), between the executive and the legislative branch (for instance through clarifying that the President does not have the Constitutional authority to unilaterally alter legislation through signing statements), and between the executive and the people of the United States (for instance by clarifying that the Fourth Amendment requires probable cause and a warrant for the government to spy on Americans).

Pingree committed to restoring constitutional checks and balances, including habeas corpus, limits on signing statements, and warrant requirements for spying on Americans.

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primary · other · model gpt-5.5

Congress.gov records H.R.1540 as enacted. Its counterterrorism subtitle affirmed detention authority under the AUMF, required military custody for certain al Qaeda-associated persons, and referenced habeas review only as an existing availability for some detainees.

The enacted FY2012 NDAA preserved or codified detention authorities rather than broadly restoring habeas corpus protections.

never later_term

H.R.1540 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 91%

The House agreed to the FY2012 NDAA conference report, 283-136. Pingree (ME) voted No.

Pingree opposed the NDAA conference report that contained disputed detention provisions, but the bill still passed and became law.

never later_term A for effort

Roll Call 932 | Bill Number: H.R.1540
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 95%

The House passed H.R.5949, described by the Clerk as extending the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 for five years, 301-118. Pingree voted Nay.

Pingree voted against extending post-9/11 surveillance authority, but the extension passed, so warrant protections were not broadly restored.

never later_term A for effort

Roll Call 569 | Bill Number: H.R.5949
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 95%

The Amash amendment to H.R.2397 failed, 205-217. Pingree (ME) voted Aye.

Pingree supported a concrete House amendment aimed at limiting NSA/Patriot Act surveillance, but the amendment failed.

never later_term A for effort

Roll Call 412 | Bill Number: H.R.2397
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%

Congress.gov describes the Massie amendment as prohibiting use of funds to query FISA-acquired foreign intelligence with a U.S. person identifier except in specified instances. It was agreed to by recorded vote, 293-123.

The House adopted a surveillance-limiting amendment related to warrant-like protections for U.S. person queries, but this was only a partial House action.

partial later_term A for effort

H.Amdt.935 to H.R.4870
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

On the Massie amendment to H.R.4870, the House vote was 293-123 in favor. Pingree (ME) voted Aye.

Pingree voted for the Massie amendment restricting U.S. person identifier searches under FISA-acquired intelligence.

partial later_term A for effort

Roll Call 327 | Bill Number: H.R.4870
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%

Congress.gov records H.R.2048 as Public Law 114-23. The law required specific selection terms for FISA tangible-things orders, restricted broad geographic or provider terms, added FISA court amici, transparency, reporting, and minimization provisions.

The USA FREEDOM Act delivered some surveillance reforms and privacy safeguards, but it did not fully restore Fourth Amendment warrant protections or habeas corpus.

partial later_term

H.R.2048 - USA FREEDOM Act of 2015
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 93%

The House passed the USA FREEDOM Act, 338-88. Pingree voted Nay.

Although Congress enacted a partial surveillance reform, Pingree did not vote for the final House bill, so this source supports only partial policy delivery rather than candidate-led fulfillment.

partial later_term

Roll Call 224 | Bill Number: H.R.2048
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%

Congress.gov records S.139 as Public Law 115-118. The law added querying procedures and some court-order requirements, but also reauthorized FISA title VII through December 31, 2023.

The 2018 FISA reauthorization added limited safeguards while continuing warrantless foreign-intelligence authorities affecting U.S. person queries, indicating only partial progress.

partial later_term

S.139 - FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 91%

The House passed S.139, 256-164. Pingree voted Nay.

Pingree opposed the 2018 FISA reauthorization, but the bill passed and became law, leaving the broader warrant-protection promise unfulfilled except for limited safeguards.

partial later_term A for effort

Roll Call 16 | Bill Number: S.139
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 95%