Library, Bookseller, and Personal Records Privacy Act

S. 317: A bill to protect privacy by limiting the access of the Government to library, bookseller, and other personal records for foreign intelligence and counterintelligence purposes. Introduced (By Sen. Russell Feingold [D-WI]), Feb 8, 2005.

  • Related reference: Feingold Introduces Bills To Protect Civil Liberties – “The Library, Bookseller and Personal Records Privacy Act will protect the privacy of citizens with no connection to terrorism by more carefully circumscribing the ability of the government to obtain library, bookstore, medical, and financial records and other sensitive materials under the Patriot Act, while still allowing the FBI to follow up on legitimate terrorism leads.”
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