{"id":2225902,"date":"2024-04-20T11:28:03","date_gmt":"2024-04-20T15:28:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-sends-fisa-reauthorization-bill-to-bidens-desk-after-late-night-vote\/"},"modified":"2024-04-20T11:29:52","modified_gmt":"2024-04-20T15:29:52","slug":"senate-sends-fisa-reauthorization-bill-to-bidens-desk-after-late-night-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-sends-fisa-reauthorization-bill-to-bidens-desk-after-late-night-vote\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate passes FISA reauthorization bill in late-night vote, heads to Biden for approval"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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-sends-fisa-reauthorization-bill-to-bidens-desk-after-late-night-vote%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=2225902&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 approved\u2064 a two-year extension of Section 702 of \u200cthe Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act\u2064 (FISA), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sheriff-wont-hand-over-gun-owners-info-to-fbi-even-under-threat-of-arrest-i-will-go-down-with-the-ship\/\" title=\"Sheriff Won\u2019t Hand Over Gun Owners\u2019 Info To FBI, Even Under Threat Of Arrest: \u2018I Will Go Down With The Ship\u2019\">allowing federal agents<\/a> to access foreign \u2063nationals&#8217; online communications without warrants. The polarizing debate surrounding the renewal\u2063 highlighted concerns about national security and privacy \u200crights, with senators split on the issue. Discussions encompassed the necessity of\u2063 FISA in preventing security threats despite criticism\u2062 of its potential for privacy violations.  <\/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<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Senate passed a two-year extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which allows federal agents to obtain the online communications of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/japan-bans-new-entries-of-foreigners-after-virus-variant-arrives\/\" title=\"Japan bans new entries of foreigners after virus variant arrives\">foreign nationals<\/a> without a warrant, late Friday night in a 60-34 vote. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The debate on the renewal of Section 702 pitted those who said it was essential to national security against those who were worried about the potential for Americans to be surveilled. Senators who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.senate.gov\/legislative\/LIS\/roll_call_votes\/vote1182\/vote_118_2_00148.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">voted<\/a> in favor included 30 Republicans, 28 Democrats, and two independents, while 16 Republicans, 17 Democrats, and 1 independent voted against. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The measure was supported by both Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe stakes of such an outcome are grave,\u201d McConnell <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/senate-fisa-surveillance-renewal-avoiding-lapse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>. \u201cThe authorities in question today have, quite literally, been the only defense against would-be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-fun-facts-about-failed-national-security-adviser-jake-sullivan\/\" title=\"5 Fun Facts About Failed National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan\">national security disasters<\/a>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Schumer said passage was necessary for American national security. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIt wasn\u2019t easy, people had many different views, but we all know one thing: letting FISA expire would have been dangerous. It\u2019s an important part of our national security to stop acts of terror, drug trafficking, and violent extremism,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/congress\/senate-renews-fisa-section-702-spying-privacy-rcna148394\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On the other side, lawmakers like Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) argued that there should be a warrant requirement if the communications of Americans are caught up in the surveillance of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/factbox-latest-on-worldwide-spread-of-the-coronavirus\/\" title=\"Factbox-Latest on worldwide spread of the coronavirus\">foreign national<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Previous reports have indicated that the FBI has inappropriately used FISA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/fbi-misused-surveillance-tool-over-278000-times-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">over 278,000 times<\/a> to collect information about American citizens, and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/fbi-inappropriately-used-spy-powers-on-u-s-senator-court-says\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said that<\/a> the FBI searched for information on an unidentified U.S. senator using Section 702 powers. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cYet again the Senate was asked to consider the question: can liberty be exchanged for security? And sadly the majority of Senators said yes it can,\u201d Paul <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RandPaul\/status\/1781536215793025043\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> after his amendments failed. \u201cFinal FISA reauthorization passed once again.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1713635892817000&#038;usg=AOvVaw3lXMk_jhNQC8Fngje8e8XV\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) said there were not enough protections in place for American citizens. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe Department of Justice\u2019s abuses of FISA to spy on American citizens and their communications are unacceptable and contrary to the intent of the protections enshrined in our Fourth Amendment,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cramer.senate.gov\/news\/press-releases\/senator-cramer-votes-against-fisa-reauthorization-legislation-after-fourth-amendment-protections-rejected#:~:text=U.S.%20Senator%20Kevin%20Cramer%20(R,obtain%20a%20warrant%20from%20the\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>. \u201cThe prohibition on unreasonable search and seizure can\u2019t be taken for granted.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Earlier this week, the House <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/house-overcomes-final-hurdle-to-send-fisa-reauthorization-bill-to-senate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">passed<\/a> its reauthorization of FISA after a similar warrant amendment stalled 212-212. Lawmakers eventually voted 259 to 128 to advance the legislation. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">President Joe Biden is expected to sign the legislation as his administration has pushed lawmakers to renew Section 702.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Senate approved a two-year extension of Section 702 of FISA, enabling federal agents to access foreign nationals&#8217; online communications without warrants. The 60-34 vote late Friday sparked debates on its national importance, highlighting contrasting views on the renewal of this surveillance provision<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":200,"featured_media":2225903,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1189283485.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2225902","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1189283485.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2225902","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\/200"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2225902"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2225902\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2225903"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2225902"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2225902"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2225902"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}