The Senate Judiciary Committee was scheduled to consider the first title of , but after Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) distributed a substitute amendment a day before the mark up, Republicans on the committee requested that the mark up be postponed because they did not have enough time to consider the amendment. Senator Leahy's substitute would eliminate a part of the bill that redefines the definition of electronic surveillance. It also strengthens the minimization procedures and clarifies that FISA is the only way the government can conduct electronic surveillance for foreign intelligence. The committee will now meet next Thursday to mark up the entire bill, including the provision that grants retroactive immunity to telecommunications companies. Reportedly the first part was only going to be considered today because the issue of retroactive immunity was still under debate.