There will be a hearing on the Patriot Act tomorrow before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Timothy H. Edgar, ACLU Policy Counsel for National Security will testify. (Received by e-mail.)

Too many of the controversial Patriot Act powers are used in secret," said Timothy H. Edgar, ACLU Policy Counsel for National Security, who will testify before the committee. "Because of the restrictions on disclosure regarding intelligence aspects of the act, this committee is uniquely poised to determine how these provisions are impacting our freedoms. The American people deserve better than a blind acceptance that sacrificing civil liberties is necessary to secure our nation against future terrorist attacks."

Both the House and the Senate have been holding hearings on the reauthorization of the Patriot Act. Several key sections are set to sunset (expire) at the end of the year.

Here's what happened today at the Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing. Here's what happened at the House Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security hearing.

For all of the ACLU's concerns with the Patriot Act, go here.