In June , the Select Committee on Intelligence proposed legislation to the House on July 21 as the '' USA PATRIOT and Terrorism Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2005 '' . It repealed the sunset date for surveillance provisions of the Patriot Act &mdash; in other words , it would have made those sections permanent . A number of amendments were also proposed and passed . The House responded on September 11 that they unanimously disagreed with the Senate amendment , and agreed to a conference . One provision struck down was the so-called " sneak and peek " provisions of the Patriot Act . These were struck down after the FBI wrongfully used the provision to arrest Portland attorney Brandon Mayfield on suspicions that he had been involved in the 2004 Madrid train bombings
2004 Madrid train bombings
2004 Madrid train bombings
History of the Patriot Act