Conservative privacy hawks in the House of Representatives are at odds over renewing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), a crucial government surveillance tool. The renewal of this program, which allows the federal government to surveil non-Americans on foreign soil with suspected terror links without a warrant, is facing opposition from some members of the House.
The debate centers around the inclusion of additional warrant requirements for collecting data of U.S. citizens, a measure that has divided lawmakers. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is under pressure from his right flank for opposing the warrant amendment, which has the potential to jeopardize the renewal of Section 702.
