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2024-04-23 00:41:31 UTC - HELPFUL
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Added context: Congress had been focusing on legislation to prevent international terrorism. While there are some claims that the Patriot Act was planned before 9/11, it’s clear that the Act was a response to the 9/11 attacks and was passed in the immediate aftermath. https://www.history.com/topics/21st-century/patriot-act https://www.britannica.com/topic/USA-PATRIOT-Act https://www.investopedia.com/terms/p/patriotact.asp https://www.globalissues.org/article/342/the-usa-patriot-act-was-planned-before-911
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