The fate of a key government surveillance tool is expected to be decided next week, as House GOP leadership rushes to reauthorize the program before an April 30 deadline.
GOP leaders dropped the latest iteration of legislation to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act on Thursday. Under the plan, FISA, which allows warrantless wiretapping of noncitizens, would be extended for three years, with new oversight guardrails and penalties for abusing the spy tool.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is hoping to vote next week on extending the program, and the House Rules Committee is set to debate and vote on the three-year reauthorization on Monday.
However, the latest deal to extend FISA does not include a warrant requirement for gathering information on U.S. citizens, something conservative hardliners have been demanding be included to get their support.
Without the warrant requirement, Johnson is expected to face conservative opposition to
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