The Senate passed a short-term extension of a key spy authority on Friday, sending to President Donald Trump a patchwork agreement intended to give House lawmakers more time to work out a deal over the privacy protections and other issues.
The measure, passed by voice vote in the Senate, would extend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act through April 30. Senate passage came hours after the House passed the measure.
The program allows the U.S. government to collect digital communications of foreigners located outside the country. But Section 702 is controversial because it also sweeps up the communications of Americans and allows the FBI to search through data without a warrant, using information such as an email address.
