Congressional Digest

Congressional Digest November 2004 No. 9 Vol. 83
PATRIOT Act Overview —

The PATRIOT Act Revisited

Civil Liberties and the War on Terrorism

PATRIOT Act Overview —

Major Provisions and the Library Controversy

Congress passed the USA PATRIOT Act in response to the terrorists’ attacks of September 11, 2001. The Act gives Federal officials greater authority to track and intercept communications, both for law enforcement and foreign intelligence-gathering purposes. It vests the Secretary of the Treasury with regulatory powers to combat corruption of U.S. financial institutions for foreign money laundering purposes. It seeks to further close our borders to foreign terrorists and to detain and remove those within our borders. It creates new crimes, new penalties, and new procedural efficiencies for use against domestic and international terrorists. Although it is not without safeguards,…

Back to top ↑
X
Username
Password

Email Address
Email Address Again
Forgot username/password?