House passes short-term spy powers extension in late-night vote after deal falls apart
The stopgap pushes Section 702 reauthorization to April 30 after 20 Republicans joined Democrats to block longer terms, officials said.
- The House approved a short-term renewal of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act until April 30 early Friday, after a GOP revolt blocked a longer five-year extension proposed by leadership.
- President Donald Trump had demanded a clean 18-month reauthorization all week, but House Republican rebels blocked a last-minute five-year deal unveiled late Thursday intended to appease holdouts.
- In a 200-220 vote at about 1:15 a.m. Friday, 12 Republicans joined almost all Democrats to defeat the proposal, with lawmakers citing concerns about protecting Americans' privacy and the rushed legislative process.
- House Speaker Mike Johnson led efforts to pass the April 30 extension after the longer proposal collapsed, buying time for Senate action before the program's authorization expires on April 20.
- Lawmakers face a familiar tension as they weigh national security risks against constitutional concerns; FISA permits intelligence agencies to collect foreign communications that incidentally include Americans without a warrant.
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Congress punts on surveillance powers after failing to authorize a long-term extension
WASHINGTON — Congress voted on Friday to extend an expiring surveillance law for 10 days, after libertarian-leaning Republicans in the House demanded that they be allowed to vote on adding new privacy limits to any long-term extension. The post Congress punts on surveillance powers after failing to authorize a long-term extension appeared first on Hawaii Tribune-Herald.
House Speaker's FISA Plan Collapses at 2 A.M. After 20 Republicans Revolt
It was quite a night on Capitol Hill. Speaker Mike Johnson tried everything. A five-year extension. An 18-month extension. President Trump personally urged Republicans to get in line. None of it worked. Shortly after 2 a.m. Friday morning, Johnson’s plan to renew the government’s controversial surveillance powers collapsed — tanked by 20 members of his own party who refused to budge on privacy concerns. Democrat Rep. Ro Khanna was practically gl…
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