The Senate passed a three month extension. The vote was 86-12. Sens. Baucus, Begich, Brown, Harkin, Lautenberg, Lee, Merkley, Murray, Paul, Sanders, Tester, Udall voted “Nay”.
Today’s House Floor Schedule includes possible consideration of the Senate’s amended version of H.R. 514 . The Hill reports that the rule for considering the Senate bill is likely to be passed today, with the vote either today or tomorrow.
The Senate Judiciary will consider Sen. Leahy’s S. 193 (The USA Patriot Act Sunset Extension Act of 2011) on Thursday (Feb. 17th) at 10:00am. Watch for details on our blog, our Facebook group, and Twitter! Here’s Senator Leahy’s statement on the 3-month extension that passed the Senate:
The bill I introduced on January 26, and that the Judiciary Committee is scheduled to consider this week, is based on the bill the Judiciary Committee considered and passed with a bipartisan majority last Congress. It includes additional adjustments made at Senator Kyl’s suggestion after the Committee reported the bill in 2009. I will urge the Judiciary Committee to report that legislation again, and I will urge the Senate to consider and pass the improvements to the USA PATRIOT Act that we have proposed, during this short, additional three-month extension.
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