H.R. 4659: To amend the USA PATRIOT ACT to extend the sunset of certain provisions of such Act.
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H.R. 4659: To amend the USA PATRIOT ACT to extend the sunset of certain provisions of such Act.
109th Congress · introduced 2006-01-31 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Became Public Law No: 109-170.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2006-01-31 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: Senate vote 11 (2006): On Passage of the Bill, HR4659 (2006-02-02), Bill Passed. See all
- Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 109-170. (final step reached)
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Official title
To amend the USA PATRIOT ACT to extend the sunset of certain provisions of such Act.
Plain summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001 to extend from February 3, 2006, to March 10, 2006, provisions of that Act and the "lone wolf" provision of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004. (The lone wolf provision redefined "agent of a foreign power" to permit issuance of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) orders targeting terrorists without a showing that they are members of a terrorist group or agents of such a group or of any other foreign power.)
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Official text
To amend the USA PATRIOT ACT to extend the sunset of certain provisions of such Act.
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Sponsor: Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] · 0 cosponsors
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Recorded votes
- Senate vote 11 (2006): On Passage of the Bill, HR4659 (2006-02-02): Bill Passed
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109hr4659.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/hr>
Record fed-us-cong109-hr4659 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109