Section 702 lets U.S. intelligence agencies collect communications of non-U.S. people outside the country for foreign-intelligence work. The debate people are following is what happens when Americans' names, phone numbers, or emails are used to search that collected data, and whether a warrant should be required. Congress renewed the authority through S.4465; related reform bills continue the debate over warrant rules and oversight.
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A bill to amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and for other purposes.
A bill to extend section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 for 3 years.
SAFE Act
To amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 through October 20, 2027, and for other purposes.
Protect Liberty and End Warrantless Surveillance Act of 2026
SAFE Act
Government Surveillance Reform Act of 2026
A Yale field experiment found legislators shown actual district opinion shifted their votes to match it. The ones kept in the dark? No relationship between constituent views and how they voted.
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