The House of Representatives on Friday approved a bill reauthorizing federal spying powers on foreign targets until 2026, while narrowly voting down an amendment that would have required a warrant to search Americans’ data swept up in the process.
The Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act was passed in a 273-147 vote, with 126 Republicans and 147 Democrats backing reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).
Congress enacted FISA in 2008 to expand intelligence agencies’ ability to surveil non-US persons abroad who are linked to terrorism or may pose a national security threat.
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