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

Summary

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 February 3, 2006, provisions of that Act and the "lone wolf" provision of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004. (The lone wolf provision redefined "agent of a foreign power" 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.)

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Timeline

1. 22 December 2005

   Introduced

   Received in the Senate.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 22 December 2005

   Passed

   Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

   Source: Floor

3. 22 December 2005

   Passed

   Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H13178)

   Source: Floor

4. 22 December 2005

   Floor

   Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H13178-13179)

   Source: Floor

5. 22 December 2005

   Passed

   On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H13178)

   Source: Floor

6. 22 December 2005

   Floor

   Mr. Sensenbrenner asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.

   Source: Floor

7. 22 December 2005

   Discharge

   Committee on Judiciary discharged.

   Source: Discharge

8. 22 December 2005

   Committee

   Committee on Judiciary discharged.

   Source: Committee

9. 22 December 2005

   Introduced

   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.

   Source: IntroReferral

10. 22 December 2005

    Introduced

    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.

    Source: IntroReferral

11. 22 December 2005

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

12. 22 December 2005

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

13. 27 January 2006

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Referred in Senate · 27 January 2006 · Official file
• Considered and Passed House · 22 December 2005 · Official file
• Engrossed in House · 22 December 2005 · Official file

Documents

8 official files

• Referred in Senate (text)

  Referred in Senate · EN · 27 January 2006

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• Referred in Senate (PDF)

  Referred in Senate · EN · 27 January 2006

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• Engrossed in House (text)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 22 December 2005

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• Engrossed in House (PDF)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 22 December 2005

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• Considered and Passed House (text)

  Considered and Passed House · EN · 22 December 2005

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• Considered and Passed House (PDF)

  Considered and Passed House · EN · 22 December 2005

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• Passed House without amendment

  summary · EN · 22 December 2005

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 22 December 2005

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Sponsors

• F. SENSENBRENNER · R · Sponsor
• · ssju00 · Standing
• · hlig00 · Select
• · hsju00 · Standing

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