ALAWON: American Library Association Washington Office Newsline
Volume 14, Number 64
July 8, 2005

In This Issue: URGENT Action Needed on PATRIOT Act legislation

PATRIOT Act reauthorization bills are about to be introduced (today or Monday, July 11) in the Senate and House.

The PATRIOT Act reauthorization in the House is going to be marked-up on Wednesday, July 13th, in both the House Judiciary Committee and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. The bill will be on the Floor of the House the week of July 18th. We do not yet know the timeframe on the Senate side.

We URGENTLY need you to contact your Members today - particularly if they are on the Senate or House Judiciary Committee. Tell them that librarians want Sections 215 and 505 of the USA PATRIOT Act amended to protect the privacy of library users. 

Please go to http://capwiz.com/ala/home/ for specific details of the fixes we want made to the USA PATRIOT Act and for the specifics of the House reauthorization bill.



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