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Patriot Act compromise moves forward in Senate, but no deal to extend provisions before midnight deadline

In a rare Sunday session, the Senate voted to move forward with consideration of the USA Freedom Act, a measure that would end the controversial bulk collection of phone metadata. However, Senate leaders were unable to reach a deal to avoid the expiration of key provisions of the Patriot Act before the midnight Sunday deadline, and a vote on final passage of the House-passed bill cannot happen until later in the week unless the Senate unanimously agrees to an earlier vote. Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, a GOP presidential candidate, has led the opposition to any extension of the expiring portions of the law, saying they are a violation of Americans' privacy rights. Ref. USAToday

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Senate approves USA Freedom Act

The Senate approved a bipartisan measure that would restore Patriot Act provisions that expired at midnight on Sunday and end the National Security Agency's bulk collection of phone data. Before final passage, the Senate voted down a series of amendments pushed by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr, R-N.C. If any had been approved, the bill would have been sent back to the House, which signed off on the legislation last month. The USA Freedom Act now heads to President Obama, who has said he will sign it into law. Ref. USAToday

Patriot Act History & Civil Business Politics

Of course its approved, there is no way America could really weed out underground activity without having this law in place to make it happen.