S.990: PATRIOT Sunsets Extension Act of 2011

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Bill Summary

PATRIOT Sunsets Extension Act of 2011 - Amends the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 to extend until June 1, 2015, provisions concerning roving electronic surveillance orders and requests for the production of business records and other tangible things. Amends the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to extend until June 1, 2015, a provision revising the definition of an "agent of a foreign power" to...

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Date Description
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 51.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Received in the House.
Held at the desk.
Mr. Graves (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 990.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
Motion by Senator Reid to concur in the House amendment to the bill (S. 990) with an amendment (SA 347).
Cloture motion on the motion to concur in the House amendment to the bill (S. 990) with an amendment (SA 347) presented in Senate.
Motion by Senator Reid to refer to Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship with instructions to report back forthwith, with the following amendment (SA 349) made in Senate.
Considered by Senate.
Considered by Senate.
Cloture on the motion to concur in the House amendment to the bill (S.990) with an amendment (SA 347) invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 79 - 18. Record Vote Number: 81.
Motion by Senator Reid to refer to Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship with instructions (SA 349) fell when cloture on the motion to concur in the House amendment to the bill (S.990) with amendment (SA 347) was invoked in Senate.
Senate concurred in the House amendment to the bill (S. 990) with an amendment (SA 347) by Yea-Nay Vote. 72 - 23. Record Vote Number: 84.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 281 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of S. 990 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments. The resolution makes in order a motion offered by the chair of the Committee on the Judiciary that the House concur in the Senate amendment to the House amendment.
Mr. Smith (TX) moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment to the House amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 281, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on the Senate amendment to the House amendment to S. 990.
The previous question was ordered without objection.
On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment to the House amendment Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 250 - 153 (Roll No. 376).
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 112-14.
May 12, 2011

Introduced in the Senate by Mary L. Landrieu (D-La.)

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