included as part of a bigger stop-gap spending bill aimed at preventing government shutdown which was approved by a vote of 231–192. The vote was mostly along party lines with Democrats voting in favor and Republicans voting against. Republican opposition was largely due to the bill's failure to include $5 billion for border security. Ten Democrats voted against the bill. This group included a number of progressive Democrats who urged their colleagues to oppose the bill over the measure to extend surveillance. Representative Justin Amash (Independent) submitted an amendment to remove the Patriot Act provisions, but it was defeated by the House Rules committee. On March 10, 2020, Jerry Nadler proposed a bill to reauthorize the Patriot Act, and it was then approved by the majority of US House of Representatives after 152 Democrats joined the GOP in supporting the extension. The surveillance powers of the Patriot Act needed renewal by March 15, 2020, and after it expired, the U.S. Senate approved an amended version of the bill. After President Donald Trump threatened to veto the bill, the House of Representatives issued an indefinite postponement of the vote to pass the Senate version of the bill; , the Patriot Act remains expired. See also Central Intelligence Agency Civil Contingencies Act 2004 Combat Zones That See Data mining Domestic Security Enhancement Act of 2003 Federal Bureau of Investigation Foreign Terrorist Organizations Guardian (database) Information Awareness Office Investigatory Powers Act 2016 Ohio Patriot Act Patriot Act II USA Freedom Act References "Warrentless GPS Tracking". Supreme Court Databases 15.1 (2012): n.pag. Galileo. Web. May 2, 2012. Further reading Law review articles Chesney, Robert M. "The Sleeper Scenario: Terrorism Support Laws and the Demands of Prevention". Harvard Journal on Legislation (2005). Kerr, Orin. "Digital Evidence and the New Criminal Procedure". Columbia Law Review (2005). Lecours, Alain P. USA Patriot Act, Extraterritorial Effects of the USA Patriot Act – Privacy Rights of Non-American Citizens Mojuyé, Benjamin, "What Banks Need to Know About the PATRIOT Act", 124 Banking L.J. 258, 258 (2007). Slovove, Daniel J. "Fourth Amendment Codification and Professor Kerr's Misguided Call for Judicial Deference". Fordham Law Review 74 (2005). Van Bergen, Jennifer. "In the Absence of Democracy: The Designation and Material Support Provisions of the Anti-Terrorism Laws". Cardozo Pub. [?] Law Policy & Ethics Journal 2 (2003): 107. Wong, Kam C. "Implementing the USA PATRIOT Act: A Case Study of the Student and Exchange