House Republicans Tee up Vote on Spy Powers as some in GOP Vow to Oppose Bill
House leaders are weighing a clean extension and a warrant requirement as Senate Republicans abandon a planned vote for lack of support.
- Ahead of Friday's expiration, the Republican-controlled House is advancing a three-year reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, adding oversight measures but omitting a warrant requirement.
- Internal GOP disputes over warrant requirements and immigration funding stalled previous efforts, forcing leadership to bundle the surveillance renewal with unrelated legislation to secure votes.
- To garner support, leadership attached a ban on central bank digital currency and a farm bill provision, while the FISA bill adds criminal penalties for official misconduct and monthly oversight reviews.
- Senate Majority Leader John Thune warned that linking the surveillance renewal with the digital currency ban could make the package "dead on arrival" in the Senate, leaving the path forward uncertain.
- Reforms such as a 30-day look-back are intended to improve oversight, yet critics like Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden label the deal "deeply flawed," while proponents argue the changes improve program integrity.
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House Republicans push ahead on bill to extend divisive US spy powers
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-controlled House is moving forward with a three-year reauthorization of a divisive U.S. surveillance program ahead of its expiration on Friday, adding new oversight measures but stopping short of the warrant requirement that critics have demanded. The bill still faces an uncertain path to passage, with a sign-off needed from the […]
Florida Rep. Luna Blasts FISA Plan, Demands Warrant Requirements And GOP Accountability - Tampa Free Press
Florida Representative Anna Paulina Luna appeared on “Live NOW from Fox” to address a brewing legislative showdown in the House, voicing sharp opposition to current strategies regarding FISA reauthorization and the Farm Bill. Luna detailed a procedural move currently being considered by House leadership that would bundle three major pieces of legislation—FISA, the Farm Bill, […] Florida Rep. Luna Blasts FISA Plan, Demands Warrant Requirements An…
Johnson breaks GOP impasse on spy tool, farm bill, and budget bill
House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) push to move three major pieces of legislation this week is back on track, at least for now, after the House Rules Committee advanced a procedural rule setting up consideration on the floor. The House Rules Committee voted 9 to 4 shortly after 7 p.m. to advance the rule for an extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, the farm bill, and a party-line budget resolution to fund parts …
House Republicans tee up vote on spy powers as some in GOP vow to oppose bill
House Republicans have teed up a vote to renew the nation’s spy powers that has those on varying sides of the issue crying Groundhog’s Day. The GOP is once again moving ahead with legislation to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which allows the government to spy on foreigners located abroad.…
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