The House will once again try to resolve a stalemate over how to reauthorize a powerful spy authority, even as lawmakers this week remain fractured over privacy protections for Americans.
The House Rules Committee is set to meet Tuesday to consider legislation that would reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which is set to expire April 19.
The authority allows the U.S. government to collect digital communications of foreigners located outside the country. But the program also sweeps up the communications of Americans and allows the FBI to search through data without a warrant.
