American Privacy Restoration Act
The American Privacy Restoration Act (HR 3245) would repeal the USA PATRIOT Act and restore federal privacy and surveillance laws to their state on October 25, 2001 - the day before the PATRIOT Act took effect. This means provisions expanded under the PATRIOT Act, such as enhanced surveillance powers for law enforcement, would revert to their pre-2001 legal framework. The bill directly affects federal law enforcement agencies, which would lose expanded surveillance authorities, and individuals whose privacy rights were modified by the PATRIOT Act's provisions. Its key mechanism is the repeal of the PATRIOT Act and the restoration of pre-2001 legal standards for data collection and privacy protections.
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May 2025
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Introduced May 7, 2025
Last action May 7, 2025
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May 7, 2025
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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, Energy and Commerce, Education and Workforce, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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May 7, 2025
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1 primary · 5 co-sponsors
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