S. 1038 (112th): PATRIOT Sunsets Extension Act of 2011

Introduced:
May 19, 2011 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
Sponsor:
Sen. Harry Reid [D-NV]
Status:
Died (Introduced)
See Instead:

H.R. 1962 (same title)
Referred to Committee — May 24, 2011

S. 1114 (same title)
Referred to Committee — May 26, 2011

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Status

This bill was introduced on May 19, 2011, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced May 19, 2011
Votes

On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 1038
May 23, 2011 5:01 p.m.
Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to 74/8

On the Motion to Table S. 1038
May 24, 2011 6:13 p.m.
Motion to Table Agreed to 74/13

Cosponsors
1 cosponsors (1R) (show)
Full Title

A bill to extend the expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 and the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 until June 1, 2015, and for other purposes.

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Last updated May 19, 2011.
2 pages

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5/19/2011--Introduced.
PATRIOT Sunsets Extension Act of 2011 - Amends the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 to extend through June 1, 2015, a provision granting roving electronic surveillance authority.
Amends the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to extend until June 1, 2015, a provision revising the definition of an "agent of a foreign power" to include any non-U.S. person who engages in international terrorism or preparatory activities ("lone wolf" provision).

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