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S 291 112th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information Terrorism

USA PATRIOT Reauthorization Act of 2011

Introduced: February 3, 2011 Introduced by: McConnell, Mitch Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
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Feb 4, 2011
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 9.
Feb 3, 2011
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. (text of measure as introduced: CR S550)
Feb 3, 2011
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

USA PATRIOT Reauthorization Act of 2011 - Amends the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 to repeal the termination date of provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act: (1) authorizing roving surveillance of a foreign power or an agent of a foreign power under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, (2) authorizing the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to apply for an order requiring the production of any tangible things for foreign intelligence and international terrorism investigations, and (3) requiring the Attorney General to inform specified congressional committess annually concerning all such requests for the production of tangible things.

Amends the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to repeal the termination date of provisions including in the definition of an "agent of a foreign power" any non-U.S. person who engages in international terrorism or preparatory activities ("lone wolf" provision).

What's happening now February 4, 2011

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 9.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 290 Related bill USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2011
  • S 1038 Related bill PATRIOT Sunsets Extension Act of 2011
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 Cosponsors 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Feb 3, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 291: USA PATRIOT Reauthorization Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-291/
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"S. 291: USA PATRIOT Reauthorization Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-291/.
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S. 291, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-291/.
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