Comment on Senate passes bill to limit surveillance powers in the Patriot Act

Senate passes bill to limit surveillance powers in the Patriot Act

The Senate this afternoon approved a bill called the USA Freedom Act that will reform the government surveillance authorizations in the Patriot Act. The Patriot Act expired at midnight on June 1 after the Senate could not come to an agreement on a replacement bill. Senators passed the Freedom Act today by a vote of 67-32.

 

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