The House of Representatives approved a three-year extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which empowers U.S. intelligence agencies to collect and review the electronic communications of foreign nationals located outside the United States without obtaining individual court orders.
The provision has faced intense scrutiny for enabling the intelligence community to collect information on Americans without a warrant through its surveillance of foreigners.
In a 235-191 vote, the House advanced the extension of the controversial spy tool.
The legislation moves to the Senate with an attached ban on central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).
However, it’s believed the Senate will scrap the CBDC ban.
FISA HAS PASSED THE HOUSE
235-191
Will travel to the Senate with a CBDC ban.
22 GOP nos.
42 Dem yeses
— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) April 29, 2026
POLITICO explained further:
The Senate is unlikely to clear the House-passed extension, which will be sent over with an unrelated, permanent
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