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House Speaker Mike Johnson is weighing a bipartisan plan to extend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act amid intra-GOP privacy-security tensions, meeting with Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick and Darin LaHood and talking with Democrat Jim Himes to find a path forward, while lawmakers across Capitol Hill juggle other fights and budget deliberations.
A rift in Congress over reauthorizing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act tightens, with House GOP hard-liners blaming the White House for a slow-rolled push to secure a clean 18-month extension amid looming deadline. The White House and GOP leadership want a quick extension without reforms, citing national-security needs, while conservatives demand changes and even other concessions (like digital currency restrictions). Speaker Mike Johnson delaying a vote as negotiations continue, and Democrats express skepticism about a fast track, leaving Senate action uncertain as Monday’s expiration approaches.
Sen. Ron Wyden urged Democrats to reject a clean renewal of Section 702 and push for guardrails to curb AI-enabled mass surveillance, including warrants for data broker purchases and closing loopholes that let the government target Americans; he also called for declassifying a FISA Court ruling on compliance problems as House Republicans and the White House negotiate amendments before the looming expiration.
The House Rules Committee stalled an 18-month, clean extension of Section 702 FISA amid a GOP intra-party clash over potential amendments (warrants, data-broker bans). Speaker Mike Johnson is pushing for a quick, clean vote before the April 20 deadline, but hard-liner opposition and a thin majority threaten passage, with talks of a backup plan (shorter extension or a rule-only floor vote) ongoing and White House pressure to avoid changes.
President Donald Trump urged Republicans to unite behind a clean, 18‑month extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, arguing the surveillance powers are essential for national security and urging a coordinated vote on the test measure before the April 20 deadline. House leadership plans to move the bill with no amendments, despite conservative demands for changes that would curb data collection. The updates also note the resignations of Reps. Swalwell and Gonzales amid misconduct allegations, an ethics probe into Rep. Cory Mills, and ongoing Capitol Hill movement on a farm bill and immigration-enforcement funding.