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19 gru 2017 · The Patriot Act, signed into law following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2011, expanded the surveillance capabilities of U.S. law‑enforcement agencies.
17 paź 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.
The Patriot Act was enacted following the September 11 attacks and the 2001 anthrax attacks with the stated goal of tightening U.S. national security, particularly as it related to foreign terrorism. In general, the act included three main provisions:
2 cze 2015 · When the Patriot Act was first passed, 215 came under some mild criticism because of fears that the government could force public libraries to turn over someone’s borrowing records.
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.
The first version of the Patriot Act was introduced into the House on October 2, 2001, as the Provide Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (PATRIOT) Act of 2001, and was later passed by the House as the Uniting and Strengthening America (USA) Act (H.R. 2975) on October 12. [17]
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.
