Congress 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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