But a ten years in advance of voice commands like "Hello Siri" and "OK Google" became common household phrases, the NSA was employing speaker recognition to monitor terrorists, politicians, drug lords, spies, and even agency staff members. On September 18, 1995, the House of Commons voted 124-52 to reject a motion launched by overtly gay MP Réal Ménard calling for the authorized recognition of identical-sex interactions.