FREEDOM Act would replace PATRIOT Act when it expires on 5 more years . Careful negotiations have brought it to a House vote but the Senate is still uncertain . Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has introduced a bill that would re-authorize the existing PATRIOT Act for June 1 . Civil liberties activists are upset over mass-surveillance carried out by the NSA and exposed by leaker Edward Snowden .
FREEDOM Act would replace PATRIOT Act when it expires on June 1 . Careful negotiations have brought it to a House vote but the Senate is still uncertain . Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has introduced a bill that would re-authorize the existing PATRIOT Act for 5 more years . Civil liberties activists are upset over mass-surveillance carried out by the NSA and exposed by leaker Edward Snowden .