Himes pushes court review guardrails on Section 702 searches amid FISA extension debate

Rep. Jim Himes proposed an amendment to the Section 702 FISA extension requiring FBI to obtain five-day approval from a special court before collecting Americans’ communications data, with emergency exceptions and a possible data purge if the search is later found improper. The measure underscores a tense fight over privacy safeguards as the House prepares to vote on an 18‑month extension of 702, with Speaker Mike Johnson resisting floor amendments and the White House seeking a clean bill ahead of the April 20 deadline.