Renewal of controversial FISA program in limbo ahead of Thursday deadline
Summary
The U.S. House of Representatives is delaying a vote on renewing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, a spying program that allows surveillance of foreigners outside the U.S. The program is set to expire soon, and lawmakers are debating how to extend it while adding protections for Americans’ privacy.Key Facts
- Section 702 allows the government to collect communications from non-U.S. citizens outside the country without a warrant.
- The program can also collect data of Americans connected to those foreigners, and the FBI can search that data without a warrant.
- The law is due to expire on Thursday after a short extension from April 20.
- House Republicans proposed a three-year renewal with some privacy safeguards but no warrant requirement for searches of Americans’ data.
- Some senators want a warrant requirement, creating disagreement between the House and Senate.
- President Trump had pushed for an 18-month renewal without changes, but many lawmakers, including Republicans, opposed this.
- The House delayed votes multiple times due to lack of agreement among Republicans.
- The bill includes measures for FBI reporting and greater congressional access to surveillance court proceedings.
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