Patriot Act
2001 United States anti-terrorism law
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Summary
Patriot Act is an Act of Congress in the United States[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of act of congress in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,801 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: United States[3]
- Legislated by: 107th United States Congress[4]
- Has cause: September 11 attacks[5], 2001 anthrax attacks[6]
- Topic's main category: Category:Patriot Act[7]
- Commons gallery: USA PATRIOT Act[8]
- Work available at URL: http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=107_cong_public_laws&docid=f:publ056.107[9], https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PLAW-107publ56/html/PLAW-107publ56.htm[10]
- Applies to jurisdiction: United States[11]
- Legal citation of this text: Public Law 107-56[12]
- Signatory: George W. Bush[13]
- History of topic: history of the Patriot Act[14]
- Introduced on: October 23, 2001[15]
- Voted on by: United States Senate[16], United States House of Representatives[17]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Patriot Act include it with Hasan Minhaj[18], a television series[19].
Why It Matters
Patriot Act has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 76 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]
Entities named for it include it with Hasan Minhaj[18], a television series[19].