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House Votes to Extend Surveillance Powers Until April 30

| April 17, 2026 |Updated 4h ago |~1 min read |national |Source: www.theepochtimes.com
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The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill in the early hours of April 17 extending Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), a law that grants the government authority for warrantless surveillance. The bill cleared the House by unanimous consent, extending the reauthorization of FISA until April 30, after Republicans pushed for a longer, five-year ​extension, which was not approved. The measure will now head to the Senate for a vote, which ‌faces ⁠a tight deadline as the authorization is set to expire on April 20. President Donald Trump earlier called on Republicans to unify and vote to bring a clean extension of the law to the floor....

Originally published at www.theepochtimes.com
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