House votes to limit Patriot Act
[[Image:HouseofRepresentatives.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Chamber of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]]]]

{{date|June 15, 2005}}

Today the [[U.S.]] [[U.S. House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] voted to cut back some power of the {{w|Patriot Act}} by stopping the {{w|FBI}} and Justice Department from searching library and bookstore records.  Although President [[George W. Bush|Bush]] has promised a veto, the motion was passed with a majority of 238-187.  The [[U.S. Senate|Senate]] has yet to vote on the matter.

The House's vote comes with the "sunset" provision set by Congress that will cause 15 parts of the Patriot Act, a controversial anti-terror bill championed by the Bush administration, to expire at the end of 2005.

==Sources==
*{{source|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5077168,00.html|title=House Votes to Limit Patriot Act Rules|date=June 15, 2005|pub=Guardian Unlimited|author=Andrew Taylor}}

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Today the U.S. House of Representatives voted to cut back some power of the FBI and Justice Department from searching library and bookstore records.  Although President Bush has promised a veto, the motion was passed with a majority of 238-187.  The Senate has yet to vote on the matter.

The House's vote comes with the "sunset" provision set by Congress that will cause 15 parts of the Patriot Act, a controversial anti-terror bill championed by the Bush administration, to expire at the end of 2005.
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