Senate passes another short-term FISA extension, hours before deadline
Summary
The Senate approved a 45-day extension of a surveillance program that lets U.S. intelligence agencies spy on foreigners without a warrant. This short-term extension aims to prevent the program from expiring while lawmakers try to agree on a longer-term solution.Key Facts
- The program is called Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).
- Section 702 allows intelligence agencies to monitor foreign targets without a court warrant.
- The Senate passed the 45-day extension unanimously, sending it to the House for approval.
- The House had passed a three-year extension that included a ban on central bank digital currency.
- The Senate opposes the digital currency ban and called it a "poison pill."
- Lawmakers are under time pressure as the program expires at midnight and Congress is about to go on recess.
- Some want reforms requiring warrants for searches of U.S. citizens' communications accidentally collected.
- House Speaker Mike Johnson said the House has done its part and is waiting on the Senate.
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