Patriot Act

Infobox U.S. legislation | shorttitle= PATRIOT Act | othershorttitles= Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 | longtitle = An Act to deter and punish terrorist acts in the United States and across the globe, to enhance law enforcement investigatory tools, and for other purposes. | acronym = USA PATRIOT Act | enacted by = 107th |effective date= | cite public law = | cite statutes at large = | public law url = | leghisturl = | introducedin = House of Representatives | introducedbill = 107 | introducedby = Jim Sensenbrenner (R–WI) | introduceddate = October 23, 2001 | committees = United States House Committee on the Judiciary; Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; Committee on Financial Services; Committee on International Relations; Committee on Energy and Commerce (Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet); Committee on Education and the Workforce; Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure; Committee on Armed Services | passedbody1 = House | passeddate1 = October 24, 2001 | passedvote1 = Yeas: 357; Nays: 66 | passedbody2 = Senate | passeddate2 = October 25, 2001 | passedvote2 = Yeas: 98; Nays: 1 | signedpresident = George W.