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Did Susan Collins write the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act?

Matches stated record claim. She sponsored the 2004 law with Joe Lieberman as its original cosponsor; its final version passed the Senate 89 to 2 and was signed in December 2004.

Susan M. Collins

The 2004 intelligence reform law

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In her October 6 closing she said she coauthored the Terrorism Prevention Act, and in her October 8 opening that she authored it and that it has made the country safer.

What the record shows ·

She sponsored S. 2845, the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, with Joe Lieberman as its original cosponsor. The Senate agreed to the final version 89 to 2 on December 8, 2004, with her Yea, and it became Public Law 108-458 on December 17, 2004.

Limit: Congress lists her as the sponsor and Lieberman as its original cosponsor. Whether the law made the country safer is not something the record can show.

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  1. WGME CBS13/FOX23 debate, October 6: Collins's closing statement (54:09)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1u58uiW8IeM&t=3249s

    CBS 13 News (WGME) · Published Oct 6, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    54:09-55:11. Described from the host's YouTube captions; no second transcript was found, so the words are not quoted.

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  2. WMTW debate, October 8: Collins's opening statement (3:45)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHWVvlZCRXA&t=225s

    WMTW-TV · Published Oct 8, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    3:45-4:52. Described from the host's YouTube captions; no second transcript was found, so the words are not quoted.

    candidate statement

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  3. S. 2845, Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/2845

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Sponsored by Collins, with Joe Lieberman as original cosponsor. Became Public Law 108-458 on December 17, 2004.

    official legislative record

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  4. Roll Call Vote 216, S. 2845 conference reporthttps://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1082/vote_108_2_00216.htm

    U.S. Senate · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    December 8, 2004. Agreed to 89 to 2; Collins Yea.

    official legislative record

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