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House Punts FISA Spy Powers Vote

House Punts FISA Spy Powers Vote

The legislative battle over FISA Section 702 has reached a critical impasse as the program's Monday expiration deadline nears.

Speaker Mike Johnson is struggling to unify his caucus, with high-profile members like Lauren Boebert and Marjorie Taylor Greene breaking with the administration's push for a 'clean' extension.

Privacy advocates in both parties are concerned that the current law allows for warrantless surveillance of Americans' digital communications.

The White House has warned that failing to renew the program would create a significant national security gap during the ongoing war in Iran.

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
1978 United States federal law
Mike Johnson
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
Lauren Boebert
United States Representative from Colorado since 2021
United States House of Representatives
Lower house of the United States Congress
Donald Trump
President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)