Multiple House Republicans defy proposed 3-year FISA Section 702 extension

(The Center Square) – After two attempts last week to reauthorize a controversial spy power of the federal government, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has unveiled the text of a three-year extension.

The new proposal, however, fails to include key privacy reforms that dozens of House Republicans are demanding to Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which expires April 30.

“The United States Constitution is NOT a suggestion – the Fourth Amendment is the law of the land,” Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, posted on X after the bill text dropped Thursday. “Warrantless searches of American citizens are ongoing. We cannot allow this gross abuse of government overreach to continue.”

Self had voted with more than a dozen other House Republicans Read Entire Article