Patriot Act Extension Lands on Obama’s Desk -- Threat LevelThe House forwarded legislation to the president Thursday to extend three controversial Patriot Act spy measures through May. They were set to expire at month’s end.
The 279-143 vote came two days after the Senate approved the same language. Earlier in the week, the House had agreed to prolong the expiring provisions to Dec. 8, but on Thursday opted for the shorter period to follow the Senate.
The expiring provisions at issue originally were set to sunset in December 2009. Congress extended the deadline until the end of February 2010 in a bid to work out compromise legislation. When that failed, lawmakers punted for a year, declaring that those measures would expire at the end of this month unless new action is taken.
The new action was that lawmakers punted again.
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House votes to renew anti-terrorism provisions -- Reuters
Senate Passes 90-Day Extension of Patriot Act -- CBS News
House sends Patriot Act to Obama -- The Hill
Senate Votes to Extend Terrorism Provisions -- New York Times
My Comment: A 90 day extension ... in the hope that some compromise on these key Patriot Act provisions can be agreed upon. My prediction .... it will be booted for another 6-12 months when the three months is up.