US EditionCongress Extends Surveillance Law for 45 Days After Senate Rejects House Measure
The stopgap gives lawmakers until mid-June to negotiate warrant requirements and other changes to the surveillance program.
- On Thursday, both chambers of Congress approved a 45-day extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, preventing the surveillance program from lapsing while lawmakers negotiate reforms before leaving Washington.
- The short-term fix followed the Senate's swift rejection of a House bill proposing a three-year renewal, with senators deeming unrelated provisions like a Central Bank Digital Currency ban a "nonstarter."
- Privacy advocates, including Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., demand warrant requirements for Americans' communications captured under Section 702. Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, told Fox News the House must "stand strong" and require warrants to protect Fourth Amendment rights.
- "We can't have FISA go dark," House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., told reporters on Thursday. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., acknowledged legislators must "kick the can down the road again" to maintain the program.
- Lawmakers will negotiate reforms until mid-June for the nearly 350,000 targets monitored annually under Section 702. Thune noted "already a pretty substantial dialogue" exists between the White House and legislators to ensure the "program works" long-term.
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Congress extends govt. surveillance powers for 45 days
(The Center Square) – The U.S. House has adopted a short-term extension of FISA Section 702, buying lawmakers more time to hammer out reforms to the controversial federal surveillance authority.
Congress Passes 45-Day Extension of FISA Section 702, Sending It to Trump’s Desk
Congress on Thursday passed a bill to temporarily extend a spying authority of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) for 45 days as congressional debate on the controversial measure continues. The House passed the “clean” extension without reforms, which punts the deadline from April 30 to June 12, in a 261–111 vote. It was passed under a suspension of the rules, meaning it relied on Democratic support to pass. However,…
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