WASHINGTON (AP) — After its midnight deadline, the Senate voted early Saturday to reauthorize a key U.S. surveillance law after divisions over whether the FBI should be restricted from using the program to search for Americans’ data nearly forced the statute to lapse.
The legislation approved 60-34 with bipartisan support would extend for two years the program known as Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. It now goes to President Joe Biden’s desk to become law. White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said Biden “will swiftly sign the bill.”
“In the nick of time, we are reauthorizing FISA right before it expires at midnight,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said when voting on final passage began 15 minutes before the deadline. “All day long, we persisted and we persisted in trying to reach a breakthrough and in the end, we have succeeded.”
Related articles:
Related suggestion:
Smokescreen: Expert rubbishes govt claim of black market over smokefree legislationPosts misrepresent a photo of a Ukrainian soldier balancing on his prosthetic limbsBees cause a buzz and lengthy disruption at Indian Wells tennis during Alcaraz vs Zverev matchNASA's final tally shows spacecraft returned double the amount of asteroid rubbleTexas bird flu patient being treated after contact with cowsCicadas are nature's weirdos, and about to infest 2 parts of the U.S.Posts share synthetic image of Ukrainian drone attack as realUS measles cases are up in 2024. What's driving the increase?Astronauts from Turkey, Italy and Sweden return to Earth, ending private space station tripSearch for crew member overboard from fishing vessel in Hawke's Bay
1.1798s , 6501.9921875 kb
Copyright © 2024 Powered by Senate passes reauthorization of key US surveillance program ,World Warp news portal