http://rare.us/story/congress-is-going-to-try-to-expand-the-patriot-act-toni... http://www.majorityleader.gov/floor/ http://docs.house.gov/billsthisweek/20160711/HR5606.pdf https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1956 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_Fraud_and_Abuse_Act https://www.sec.gov/about/offices/ocie/aml2007/fincen-314afactsheet.pdf https://www.fincen.gov/statutes_regs/patriot/index.html?r=1&id=314#314 Congress is going to try to expand the Patriot Act tonight and hopes no one will notice July 11, 2016 2:42 pm In the wake of recent mass shootings, Monday night the U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on an expansion of the Patriot Act, which significantly broadened government surveillance powers after 9/11. The proposed bill, H.R. 5606, expands Section 314 of the Patriot Act to cover non-terrorism or money laundering related investigations. Critics claim that the bill is a threat to the privacy of innocent Americans and is being rammed through Congress without debate.