US EditionHouse GOP pushes spy powers vote to April amid opposition
House Speaker Mike Johnson delays vote on Section 702 reauthorization amid GOP demands for privacy reforms and narrow Republican margins in the House, with the vote now expected in April.
- On Friday, Mike Johnson, U.S. House Speaker, delayed the vote on reauthorizing FISA Section 702 until the week of April 14, amid opposition from about a dozen House Republican members.
- Pressure to reform Section 702 clashes with calls for a 'clean' reauthorization as privacy advocates and lawmakers push changes, while Donald Trump and Stephen Miller back a 'clean' extension amid GOP slim majorities in Congress.
- Rep. Pramila Jayapal pointed to the administration blacklisting Anthropic and the DOJ surveilling her as evidence reforms are needed.
- With about a month until the Section 702 expiration, Johnson's delay increases pressure as he can lose only two House votes and may need Senate support.
- Bipartisan reform proposals like the SAFE Act offer a path to close surveillance loopholes, as Demand Progress and over 130 AI and civil-rights groups urge Congress for privacy protections before reauthorization.
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Report: House GOP Leadership Punts Clean FISA Spy Powers Vote
House Republican leaders will move a planned vote on a controversial surveillance plan to April after many conservatives balked at the idea of extending the surveillance authority without more reform, according to a report. The post Report: House GOP Leadership Punts Controversial FISA Spy Powers Vote to April appeared first on Breitbart.
Mike Johnson slams brakes on key vote amid GOP rebellion over warrantless spying
With just a month until a key Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act spying power expires, US House Speaker Mike Johnson was planning to try to push through reauthorization legislation next week, but the Louisiana Republican leader is now reportedly delaying the vote while “still dealing with a dozen or so Republican members who want reforms.”Privacy advocates and lawmakers across the political spectrum have long called for reforms to FISA’s Sect…
Speaker Mike Johnson under the gun to pass renewal of the government's FISA spy powers
House Republican leaders are trying to corral enough votes to pass a clean 18-month reauthorization of a key provision of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act before it expires at midnight on April 19.
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