US Congress passes 45-day surveillance law extension - Reuters

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Congress extended the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act for 45 days, delaying a broader debate over its future. Critics argue it enables abusive surveillance of American citizens.

The House approved a 45-day extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, following a Senate agreement to declassify a secret court opinion within 15 days.

Congress approved a 45-day extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, postponing a broader debate over its future amid privacy concerns.

Congress has passed a 45-day extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), allowing the government's warrantless surveillance authority to continue temporarily. This action came after the Senate rejected a House-approved long-term three-year extension of the program. The stopgap measure prevents the surveillance tool from expiring on Thursday night, delaying a more difficult legislative battle over the program’s future. Earlier in the month, efforts to pass five-year and 18-month renewals were blocked by a faction of House Republicans, leading to this temporary solution. Congressional leaders now have a 45-day window to resolve the deadlock.

Congress extended a controversial surveillance law for 45 days on Thursday, hours before its latest expiration following an earlier extension. The Senate passed — then the House cleared — a 45-day extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which authorizes warrantless surveillance of foreign targets. But those targets are sometimes communicating electronically with Americans, and intelligence officials can search the database using their identifying information, which has long given privacy groups and privacy-minded lawmakers heartburn.

Congress approved a 45-day extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, following the Senate's rejection of a House bill for a three-year extension.

Lawmakers approved a 45-day extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, amid bipartisan concerns over its impact on Americans' privacy rights.

The US Congress on Thursday approved the short-term extension of a controversial law that grants American intelligence agencies warrantless spying powers, averting its expiration hours before a midnight deadline and buying lawmakers time to negotiate a longer-term deal. The Senate unanimously passed legislation to extend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) by 45 days, with the House of Representatives later approving the measure in a 261-111 vote. The bill now heads to President Donald Trump for his signature. The authority had been set to expire at 12 a.m. Friday after lawmakers previously delayed the deadline by 10 days. The legislation renews Section 702 of the FISA, which allows US intelligence agencies to collect, without a warrant, communications of non-US persons located abroad for foreign intelligence purposes. While the program targets foreigners, it can also incidentally capture communications involving Americans. The authority has long been debated in Congress, with critics warning that it could enable warrantless surveillance affecting Americans.