Tell HN: What's next on Patriot Act renewal

Following up on the earlier discussion ... The House will once again be voting on HR 514. in a "closed vote" (that is, no amendments can be offered), this time setting aside an entire hour for debate. The House will vote on the rule tomorrow, and vote on the bill sometime next week. Meanwhile in the Senate, the Republicans are positioning Feinstein's S.289 (also known as S.149) as a compromise betweeen Leahy's S.193 (also known as S.290) and Grassley's S.291. Confusingly, none of those match HR 514's timeline, so it's quite possible we'll see another Senate bill as well. http://bit.ly/feb9notes has more about what's happening on the activism side. Julian Sanchez has a good overview of the specific clauses up for renewal at http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/patriot-reauthorization-vote-fails-now-what/