Key Votes
HR 2975 - Anti-Terrorism Act of 2001 - Key Vote
National Key Votes
Joe Baca, Sr. voted Yea (Passage) on this legislation.
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Legislation - Placed on Calendar (Senate) - Oct. 15, 2001
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (337-79) - Oct. 12, 2001 (Key vote)
Title: Anti-Terrorism Act of 2001
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that would give the federal government a broad range of powers to combat terrorism.
Highlights:
- Allows federal authorities to imprison non-Americans suspected to be threats to national security for 7 days, whereas current law allows for 2 days.
- Eases restrictions on government wiretap and surveillance operations, and permits sharing of such information between some government officials.
- Enhances security along the United States/Canadian border.
- Expires many of the surveillance related provisions in the bill on December 31, 2004, but would allow the president to extend the provisions 2 years if needed.
- Denies US visas to suspected money-launderers.
Sponsors
Co-sponsors
- Spencer T. Bachus (AL - R)
- Howard L. Berman (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Chris Cannon (UT - R) (Out Of Office)
- John Howard Coble (NC - R)
- John Conyers Jr. (MI - D)
- William D. 'Bill' Delahunt (MA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Jeff Flake (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Barney Frank (MA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Robert W. 'Bob' Goodlatte (VA - R)
- Porter J. Goss (FL - ) (Out Of Office)
- Lindsey O. Graham (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Melissa A. Hart (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- John Nathan Hostettler (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Henry J. Hyde (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Darrell Issa (CA - R)
- Sheila Jackson Lee (TX - D)
- William Lewis 'Bill' Jenkins (TN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ric Keller (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Zoe Lofgren (CA - D)
- Martin T. 'Marty' Meehan (MA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Charles B. 'Charlie' Rangel (NY - D)
- Adam B. Schiff (CA - D)
- Lamar S. Smith (TX - R)
- William M. 'Bill' Thomas (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Anthony David Weiner (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Robert Wexler (FL - D) (Out Of Office)