'I'm not gonna get rolled': Controversial spying law reignites infighting among House Republicans [View all]
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Source: USA Today
Published 5:27 a.m. ET April 10, 2024 | Updated 5:27 a.m. ET April 10, 2024
WASHINGTON – A controversial spying law is set to reignite tensions between House Republicans this week as conservative hardliners and members of the intelligence community fight over the scope of how the law should be reformed under a time crunch.
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Authority Act, also called FISA, is set to expire on April 19, meaning time is running short for Congress to reauthorize the law. The sticking point lies in Section 702, which allows U.S. authorities to surveil communications of foreigners without a warrant.
Because those foreigners often contact Americans, their info is also swept up in data collection. As a result, the FBI can conduct searches on American data collected through the law without a warrant. Many conservatives have balked at the function and are now relentlessly pushing House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., to reform FISA with a new warrant requirement for authorities to sift through data.
Section 702 has divided House Republicans into two warring factions. The law’s harshest critics are being led by the House Judiciary Committee, while the House Intelligence Committee is pushing to preserve the law, arguing it is essential to protect the nation. FISA's conservative antagonists want an amendment to include a warrant requirement. Opponents of that move say that a warrant requirement would effectively neuter the program and threaten national security.
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