To amend the USA PATRIOT ACT to extend the sunset of certain provisions of such Act.

Bill: 109-hr-4659
Sponsor: Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5]
Introduced: 2006-01-31 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Congress
Electronic surveillance
Foreign agents
International Affairs
Law
Sunset legislation
Terrorism
Warrants (Law)

Summary:
action_date: 2006-01-31
text: 

Amends the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001 to extend from February 3, 2006, to March 10, 2006, provisions of that Act and the &quot;lone wolf&quot; provision of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004. (The lone wolf provision redefined &quot;agent of a foreign power&quot; to permit issuance of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) orders targeting terrorists without a showing that they are members of a terrorist group or agents of such a group or of any other foreign power.)

action_date: 2006-02-01
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Amends the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001 to extend from February 3, 2006, to March 10, 2006, provisions of that Act and the &quot;lone wolf&quot; provision of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004. (The lone wolf provision redefined &quot;agent of a foreign power&quot; to permit issuance of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) orders targeting terrorists without a showing that they are members of a terrorist group or agents of such a group or of any other foreign power.)

action_date: 2006-02-02
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Amends the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001 to extend from February 3, 2006, to March 10, 2006, provisions of that Act and the &quot;lone wolf&quot; provision of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004. (The lone wolf provision redefined &quot;agent of a foreign power&quot; to permit issuance of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) orders targeting terrorists without a showing that they are members of a terrorist group or agents of such a group or of any other foreign power.)

action_date: 2006-02-03
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Amends the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001 to extend from February 3, 2006, to March 10, 2006, provisions of that Act and the &quot;lone wolf&quot; provision of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004. (The lone wolf provision redefined &quot;agent of a foreign power&quot; to permit issuance of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) orders targeting terrorists without a showing that they are members of a terrorist group or agents of such a group or of any other foreign power.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-02-03
text: Became Public Law No: 109-170.
action_date: 2006-02-03
text: Became Public Law No: 109-170.
action_date: 2006-02-03
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2006-02-03
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2006-02-03
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2006-02-03
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2006-02-03
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2006-02-02
text: Cleared for White House.
action_date: 2006-02-02
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 95 - 1. Record Vote Number: 11.
action_date: 2006-02-02
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 95 - 1. Record Vote Number: 11.
action_date: 2006-02-02
text: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S502-503)
action_date: 2006-02-01
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2006-02-01
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H60)
action_date: 2006-02-01
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
action_date: 2006-02-01
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
action_date: 2006-02-01
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H114)
action_date: 2006-02-01
text: VACATING DEMAND FOR YEAS AND NAYS - Mr. Sensenbrenner asked unanimous consent that the demand for the Yeas and Nays on the adoption of the motion to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 4659 be vacated to the end that the Chair put the question de novo. Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2006-02-01
text: At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
action_date: 2006-02-01
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4659.
action_date: 2006-02-01
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H60-67)
action_date: 2006-02-01
text: Mr. Sensenbrenner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2006-01-31
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2006-01-31
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2006-01-31
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2006-01-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-01-31
text: Introduced in House

Enacted as: number: 109-170