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S. 1695 (108th)

PATRIOT Oversight Restoration Act of 2003

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Introduced

1 October 2003

Last action

1 October 2003 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S12285)

Sponsors

Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Sununu, John E. [R-NH], Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV], Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI]

Subjects

Discovery layer

Source updated

10 August 2026

Summary

PATRIOT Oversight Restoration Act of 2003 - Modifies the sunset provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act to provide that provisions concerning the following (with exceptions) will cease to be effective on December 31, 2005: (1) the disclosure of grand jury information to foreign officials; (2) the scope of subpoenas for records of electronic communications; (3) notification of search warrants; (4) pen register or trap and trace orders; (5) single-jurisdiction search warrants; (6) the Government's authority to declare certain persons inadmissible to the United States; (7) the Attorney General's authority to certify that an alien is engaged in activity that endangers national security and to take such alien into custody; (8) law enforcement authority to access telephone, bank, and credit records through the issuance of National Security Letters; (9) privacy protections for educational records and surveys; (10) the definition of "domestic terrorism"; (11) the Government's civil forfeiture authority to go after assets of terrorist organizations; and (12) the definition of "electronic surveillance."

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Timeline

  1. 1 October 2003

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S12285)

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 1 October 2003

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12283-12285)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 1 October 2003

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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  • Introduced in Senate (text)

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