To amend the USA PATRIOT ACT to extend the sunset of certain provisions of that Act and the lone wolf provision of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to March 31, 2006.

Bill: 109-hr-4506
Sponsor: Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14]
Introduced: 2005-12-13 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: 2005-12-13
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 December 31, 2005, to March 31, 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: 2006-01-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
action_date: 2005-12-13
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Intelligence (Permanent Select), and International Relations, 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: 2005-12-13
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Intelligence (Permanent Select), and International Relations, 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: 2005-12-13
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Intelligence (Permanent Select), and International Relations, 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: 2005-12-13
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Intelligence (Permanent Select), and International Relations, 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: 2005-12-13
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Intelligence (Permanent Select), and International Relations, 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: 2005-12-13
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2511)
action_date: 2005-12-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-12-13
text: Introduced in House