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Bill to Exempt Libraries from Patriot Act Introduced.
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Legislation introduced in the United States House of Representatives March 6 aims to rescind the provisions of the USA Patriot Act that allow the government to secretly view library and bookstore records without obtaining a probable-cause search warrant. Rep. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) announced the Freedom to Read Protection Act (H.R. 1157) at a Washington press conference attended by members of the American Library Association and representatives from the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression. The bill, which Sanders proposed late last year after being contacted by the Vermont Library Association, would restore the previous standards for investigations. Three of the bill's cosponsors--Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.), Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-Tex.), and Raul M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.)--spoke about civil liberties issues and privacy problems caused by the Patriot Act.
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