FISA Sunsets Extension Act of 2011
Official title: “To extend expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 and Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 relating to access to business records, individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers, and roving wiretaps until December 8, 2011.”
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How it passed
The Senate passed it 86 to 12 on February 15, 2011, with 2 senators who did not vote.
The House passed it 279 to 143 on February 17, 2011, with 11 members who did not vote.
It became law on February 25, 2011.
The question on the official record: House, “On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment”. Senate, “On Passage of the Bill H.R. 514”.
| Chamber and party | Yes | No | Present | Did not vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| House Republicans | 211 | 26 | 0 | 3 |
| House Democrats | 68 | 117 | 0 | 8 |
| Senate Republicans | 45 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Senate Democrats | 40 | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| Senate independents | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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