{"id":2225437,"date":"2024-04-19T16:26:09","date_gmt":"2024-04-19T20:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-risks-midnight-lapse-in-fisa-spy-law-over-privacy-concerns\/"},"modified":"2024-04-19T16:29:21","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T20:29:21","slug":"senate-risks-midnight-lapse-in-fisa-spy-law-over-privacy-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-risks-midnight-lapse-in-fisa-spy-law-over-privacy-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate faces potential expiration of FISA spy law due to privacy worries"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsenate-risks-midnight-lapse-in-fisa-spy-law-over-privacy-concerns%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2225437&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Senate is facing \u200da potential lapse in a controversial spy law \u2062as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-mcconnell-urges-senate-to-pass-mccarthys-debt-deal\/\" title=\"McConnell urges Senate to approve McCarthy's debt deal.\">lawmakers express concerns<\/a> over government \u2064surveillance expansion. Despite\u2063 initial House approval with \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cuban-born-alejandro-mayorkas-invites-flood-of-poor-cuban-migrants\/\" title=\"Cuban-born Alejandro Mayorkas Invites Flood of Poor Cuban Migrants\">minor reforms<\/a>, bipartisan efforts are \u200dunderway to enhance \u2063privacy protections. As\u2064 the\u2064 deadline looms, negotiations continue in \u2063the Senate, with hurdles to resolve before the impending expiration of Section \u2064702 authorities. The Senate is grappling with \u2063the risk of a lapse in a contentious spy law amid \u2064worries about government surveillance expansion. Despite the House&#8217;s initial \u200dapproval with slight amendments, bipartisan actions are in progress \u200cto bolster privacy \u2064safeguards. With the deadline near, Senate negotiations \u2064persist to address challenges before the looming expiration\u2062 of Section 702 authorizations.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Senate<\/a> is flirting with a temporary lapse in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fisa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>controversial spy law<\/a> as a bipartisan coalition of senators protest what they say is an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-led-states-sue-biden-admin-over-expansive-climate-order-targeting-trump-legacy\/\" title=\"Republican-Led States Sue Biden Admin Over Expansive Climate Order Targeting Trump Legacy\">unconstitutional expansion<\/a> of the government\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-may-charge-some-capitol-rioters-under-rico-racketeering-law\/\" title=\"DOJ May Charge Some Capitol Rioters Under RICO Racketeering Law\">surveillance powers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The bill, which would extend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act for another two years, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2964090\/house-passes-fisa-renewal-capping-months-of-gop-infighting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>passed the House<\/a> last week with modest reforms geared toward transparency and preventing abuse.<\/p>\n<p>But privacy-minded lawmakers in both parties have sought to amend the legislation to include, among other things, safeguards on U.S. data caught up in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/devin-nunes-blasts-nsa-director-paul-nakasone-over-political-targeting-of-former-trump-official-michael-ellis\/\" title=\"Devin Nunes Blasts NSA Director Paul Nakasone over Political Targeting of Former Trump Official Michael Ellis\">foreign surveillance<\/a>. Watchdogs have also raised alarm over a new provision they warn could drastically expand the types of service providers required to cooperate with surveillance requests.<\/p>\n<p>The Senate easily cleared a procedural vote on Thursday, signaling the law has the votes to pass. But the authorities for Section 702 will expire at midnight on Friday unless leadership reaches a deal to fast-track the final vote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are still trying to see if there\u2019s a path to getting this bill done quickly, but disagreements remain on how to proceed,\u201d Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said from the Senate floor on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>He instructed his colleagues to stay in Washington through the weekend \u201cif necessary\u201d as leadership negotiates over a list of possible amendment votes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe work is not done, so we are going to keep at it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is joined at left by Senate Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray (D-WA) and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR) as they arrive to speak with reporters at the Capitol in Washington on May 2, 2023. (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>An unorthodox bloc of senators has banded together to oppose the legislation. Thirty-two members, ranging from conservatives such as Mike Lee (R-UT) to liberals such as Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), voted against the test vote on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The impasse largely mirrors the debate in the House. National security hawks warn that even a temporary lapse in the government\u2019s spy powers could put America\u2019s safety at risk. Meanwhile, the bill\u2019s opponents say they are being jammed with the last-minute vote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey have contrived the very deadline that they are now trying to use as leverage to manipulate our votes,\u201d Lee complained in a Thursday floor speech.<\/p>\n<p>The secret court that oversees FISA extended the government\u2019s spy powers for another year earlier this month, so the program will not shut down if the Friday deadline is missed. But the Biden administration has warned there could be challenges, both practical and legal, if the law itself is not reauthorized immediately.<\/p>\n<p>The demand for changes has powerful backers. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), who whips votes for Schumer, filed an amendment on Thursday to require the government to obtain a court order if it wants to query the data of U.S. citizens swept up in foreign surveillance.<\/p>\n<p>A separate amendment would similarly require a warrant for the government to purchase information on Americans from third-party data brokers. The House passed that requirement on Wednesday, but the vote was split off from the FISA reauthorization.<\/p>\n<p>In theory, Schumer could allow the amendments to come up for a vote, but the fear is some could actually pass. The House would then need to vote on the revised legislation, delaying the timeline further. The Biden administration is opposed to additional changes.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s entirely possible some of the law\u2019s biggest critics won\u2019t consent to fast-tracking the legislation, no matter the votes allowed, meaning the holdup could last through the weekend. The final vote would then occur at the start of next week.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If the Senate stays in session, Schumer announced members would begin considering the $95 billion in foreign aid the House is expected to approve on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf the House sends us a supplemental package, the Senate will move expeditiously to send it to the president\u2019s desk,\u201d he said, the latest sign that next week\u2019s planned recess will also be canceled.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Senate teeters on the brink of a brief lapse in a contentious spy law. Senators from both sides rally against what they deem an unconstitutional broadening of surveillance authority. The bill, extending Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act for two more years, recently cleared the House<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2651,"featured_media":2225438,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP23122775198266-1024x592.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2225437","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP23122775198266-1024x592.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2225437","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2651"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2225437"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2225437\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2225438"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2225437"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2225437"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2225437"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}