| This proved to be a significant escape hatch, and it plays an important role in current debates over reauthorization. |
| Yet, with nearly all aspects of its practical applications hidden under extensive secrecy – especially the post-2006 additiof of NSA bulk surveillance – reauthorization of the Patriot Act provisions had become routine. |
| As a member of a diverse highway construction coalition, we advocated for the reauthorization of the highest level of funding politically achievable. |
| The document is being distributed to members of Congress in preparation for the 2004 reauthorization of the Higher Education Act. |
| At the opposite end of the spectrum, Florida senator Marco Rubio is an ardent proponent of the NSA programs and is pushing for a full Patriot Act reauthorization. |
| The bill went nowhere in the Senate, and Congress was ultimately unable to pass the reauthorization anyway. |
