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The USA PATRIOT Act (commonly known as the Patriot Act) was a landmark Act of the United States Congress, signed into law by President George W. Bush.
May 31, 2024 · USA PATRIOT Act, U.S. legislation passed by Congress in response to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and signed into law by President George W. Bush in October 2001. It significantly expanded the search and surveillance powers of federal law-enforcement and intelligence agencies.
Aug 8, 2022 · The Patriot Act is a U.S. law granting law enforcement more powers to prevent terrorist attacks. The act, USA PATRIOT, is an acronym for “Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing...
Dec 19, 2017 · The Patriot Act is a more than 300-page document passed by the U.S. Congress with bipartisan support and signed into law by President George W. Bush on October 26, 2001, just weeks after the...
The Patriot Act is a shorthand name for The Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act. The Act was passed shortly after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.
Congress enacted the Patriot Act by overwhelming, bipartisan margins, arming law enforcement with new tools to detect and prevent terrorism: The USA Patriot Act was passed nearly unanimously by the Senate 98-1, and 357-66 in the House, with the support of members from across the political spectrum.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act
Congress enacted the Patriot Act by overwhelming, bipartisan margins, arming law enforcement with new tools to detect and prevent terrorism: The USA Patriot Act was passed nearly unanimously by the Senate 98-1, and 357-66 in the House, with the support of members from across the political spectrum.
Oct 23, 2001 · The Patriot Act increases the governments surveillance powers in four areas: Records searches. It expands the government’s ability to look at records on an individual’s activity being held by a third parties. (Section 215) Secret searches. It expands the government’s ability to search private property without notice to the owner. (Section 213)
Mar 9, 2006 · On March 9, 2006, President Bush Signed The USA PATRIOT Improvement And Reauthorization Act Of 2005. Since its enactment in October 2001, the Patriot Act has been vital to winning the War on Terror and protecting the American people.
