S 2167 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

PATRIOT Act Extension bill

Official title A bill 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 July 1, 2006.

Introduced Dec 21, 2005 Originated Senate Became Public Law 109-160 Sponsor John E. Sununu R-NH

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Dec 30, 2005 Became Public Law No: 109-160.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedDec 21, 2005
  2. Passed SenateDec 21, 2005
  3. Passed HouseDec 22, 2005
  4. To the PresidentDec 30, 2005
  5. Became lawDec 30, 2005Public Law 109-160

Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on December 22, 2005. 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 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.)

Cosponsors 31

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Dec 21, 2005.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-ILBarack ObamaOriginalDec 21, 2005
D-MDBarbara A. MikulskiOriginalDec 21, 2005
D-CABarbara BoxerOriginalDec 21, 2005
D-NEBen NelsonOriginalDec 21, 2005
D-FLBill NelsonOriginalDec 21, 2005
D-MICarl LevinOriginalDec 21, 2005
D-NYCharles E. SchumerOriginalDec 21, 2005
D-CTChristopher J. DoddOriginalDec 21, 2005
R-NEChuck HagelOriginalDec 21, 2005
D-HIDaniel K. AkakaOriginalDec 21, 2005
D-MAEdward M. KennedyOriginalDec 21, 2005
D-NJFrank R. LautenbergOriginalDec 21, 2005
D-NVHarry ReidOriginalDec 21, 2005
D-WIHerb KohlOriginalDec 21, 2005
D-NYHillary Rodham ClintonOriginalDec 21, 2005
D-RIJack ReedOriginalDec 21, 2005
D-NMJeff BingamanOriginalDec 21, 2005
D-WVJohn D. Rockefeller IVOriginalDec 21, 2005
D-MAJohn F. KerryOriginalDec 21, 2005
I-CTJoseph I. LiebermanOriginalDec 21, 2005
D-COKen SalazarOriginalDec 21, 2005
D-NDKent ConradOriginalDec 21, 2005
R-IDLarry E. CraigOriginalDec 21, 2005
D-WAMaria CantwellOriginalDec 21, 2005
D-MNMark DaytonOriginalDec 21, 2005
D-ARMark L. PryorOriginalDec 21, 2005
D-LAMary L. LandrieuOriginalDec 21, 2005
D-VTPatrick J. LeahyOriginalDec 21, 2005
D-ILRichard J. DurbinOriginalDec 21, 2005
D-DEThomas R. CarperOriginalDec 21, 2005
D-SDTim JohnsonOriginalDec 21, 2005

Actions 13

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Dec 30, 2005Presented to President.
  2. Dec 30, 2005Signed by President.
  3. Dec 30, 2005Became Public Law No: 109-160.
  4. Dec 22, 2005Received in the House.
  5. Dec 22, 2005Mr. Sensenbrenner asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and consider. (consideration: CR H13179-13181)
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In the Congressional Record 2

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
House · SenateDebate and remarks H13179–H13181, S14424Text printed H13180, S14424Amendments H13180Cliff Stearns R-FL, F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. R-WI (amendment), John Warner R-VA, Nancy Pelosi D-CADec 22, 2005
SenateDebate and remarks S14233, S14234, S14275–S14281Text printed S14281Carl Levin D-MI, Christopher J. Dodd D-CT, Joseph R. Biden Jr. D-DE, Patrick J. Leahy D-VT, William H. Frist R-TNDec 21, 2005

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

CRS reports 6

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 6

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

Amendments 1

Amendments offered to this bill.

AmendmentDescriptionOffered byStatus
HAmdt 678An amendment to strike "July 1, 2006" and insert "February 3, 2006.".F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. R-WIOn agreeing to the Sensenbrenner amendment (A001) Agreed to without objection.

Related bills 5

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 2082A bill 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.Related billDec 12, 2005
S 2118A bill to amend the USA PATRIOT ACT to extend the sunset of certain provisions of the Act and the lone wolf provision of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to March 31, 2006 and to combat methamphetamine abuse.Related billDec 15, 2005
HR 4506To 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.Related billJan 3, 2006
HR 4647To amend the USA PATRIOT ACT to extend the sunset of certain provisions of such Act.Related billJan 27, 2006
HR 4659To amend the USA PATRIOT ACT to extend the sunset of certain provisions of such Act.Related billFeb 3, 2006

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
A bill 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 July 1, 2006.
Popular Titles
PATRIOT Act Extension bill

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.

Text 4

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. —Enrolled Bill
  2. Dec 22, 2005Engrossed Amendment House
  3. Dec 21, 2005Engrossed in Senate
  4. Dec 21, 2005Considered and Passed Senate

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