President Bush signs
anti-terrorism legislation. On October 26, 2001, President Bush signed the
USA Patriot Act (H.R. 3162) into law. The law had passed the House of
Representatives by a vote of 357-66, and the Senate by 98-1. The legislative
history of this law is skimpy because it passed Congress after only a short
debate and without consideration in the Senate Judiciary Committee. Thus, there
is no conference report explaining its provisions. The law contains provisions
that (1) expand the definition of terrorism for immigration purposes, (2)
provide for mandatory detention of foreigners when the Attorney General
suspects them of terrorist activity, (3) grant unreviewable authority to the
Secretary of State to designate “terrorist” groups, (4) enhance security along
the Northern border of the U.S., and (5) grant the Department of State and the
Immigration and Naturalization Service access to FBI Criminal History Records. Citation:
Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to
Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001, Pub.L. 107-56,
115 Stat. 272 (H.R. 3162).
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