FISA Surveillance Law Extended

The extension allows U.S. intelligence agencies to continue collecting communications of non-citizens outside the U.S. while lawmakers attempt to reach a broader agreement.

Civil rights advocates and some conservative members of Congress have criticized the law for allowing the warrantless collection of American citizens' data.

President Trump has repeatedly urged Republicans to unify and pass a longer extension, calling the current impasse a threat to national security.

The brief pause sets up another high-stakes round of negotiations as the April 30 deadline approaches.