http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2015/05/23/patriot-act-extension-senate-vote/27717837/
WASHINGTON - Three key sections of the Patriot Act are set to expire on June 1 unless the Senate resolves a stalemate with the House over the future of the sweeping anti-terrorism law. The Senate early Saturday blocked a bill that would have extended the provisions for another two months, leaving the leadership in a tough spot as the deadline loomed and Congress prepared to take a week-long recess for the Memorial Day holiday.
The bill failed on a procedural vote, not garnering the required 60-vote threshold to move forward. Afterward, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., repeatedly tried to push forward shorter extensions that would allow the bill to expire later in June, but Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., led the objections to that effort.
McConnell then said he would reconvene the Senate on May 31, just hours before the expiration, in hopes that lawmakers would come to an agreement. "We need to act responsibly on behalf of the American people," he said on the floor.