From the Washington Times, Hill assumes oversight role on airline screening: “Congress has given itself special oversight authority to track a new airline screening process criticized by some lawmakers as an infringement on privacy and civil liberties.” This article refers to the enrolled version of S. 165 (pdf), an act to improve air cargo security, which passed the Senate on May 8. Senator Wyden had added a provision requiring the Department of Homeland Security to issue a written report to Congress on the impact of CAPPS II on citizen privacy and civil liberties.