Title: History of the Patriot Act - Wikipedia
Headings: History of the Patriot Act
History of the Patriot Act
Contents
Background
September 11, 2001 terrorist attack
First bills introduced
Anti-Terrorism Act of 2001 and Financial Anti-Terrorism Act
Birth of the USA PATRIOT Act
Opposition grows
Security and Freedom Ensured Act
Judicial and legislative challenges
Lead up to reauthorization
Reauthorization legislative history
Judges strike key provisions
References
Further reading
External links
Government sources
Supportive views
Critical views

Content: Aside from the EFF, the ACLU, the CDT and the EPIC, the Act had raised the ire of the American Library Association (ALA) and the American Booksellers Foundation for Freedom of Expression, who were all extremely concerned about the provisions of the Patriot Act. 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 It repealed the sunset date for surveillance provisions of the Patriot Act — in other words, it would have made those sections permanent.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 . Contents
1 Background
2 September 11, 2001 terrorist attack
3 First bills introduced
4 Anti-Terrorism Act of 2001 and Financial Anti-Terrorism Act
5 Birth of the USA PATRIOT Act
6 Opposition grows
7 Security and Freedom Ensured Act
8 Judicial and legislative challenges
9 Lead up to reauthorization
10 Reauthorization legislative history
11 Judges strike key provisions
12 References
13 Further reading
14 External links
Background
The Patriot Act made a number of changes to U.S. law. Key acts changed were the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA), the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 (ECPA), the Money Laundering Control Act of 1986 and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), as well as the Immigration and Nationality Act . Title II of the Patriot Act made a number of significant changes to the laws relating to foreign intelligence surveillance, of which the main two Acts that were affected were FISA and the ECPA.