{"id":2613385,"date":"2026-06-11T10:48:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T14:48:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-votes-down-fisa-patch-risking-first-ever-lapse-in-key-spy-power\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T10:48:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T14:48:32","slug":"house-votes-down-fisa-patch-risking-first-ever-lapse-in-key-spy-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-votes-down-fisa-patch-risking-first-ever-lapse-in-key-spy-power\/","title":{"rendered":"House votes down FISA patch, risking first-ever lapse in key spy power"},"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%2Fhouse-votes-down-fisa-patch-risking-first-ever-lapse-in-key-spy-power%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=2613385&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 class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house\/\">House<\/a> rejected a short-term extension of a government spy program set to lapse in just one day.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The House voted 198-218, with 19 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republicans\/\">Republicans<\/a> joining nearly every Democrat against the three-week patch of Section 702 of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fisa\/\">Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act<\/a>. <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4604346\/house-votes-down-fisa-extension\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>House votes down FISA patch, risking first-ever lapse in key spy power<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4603870\/don-bacon-russia-hack-signal-app\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Republican Rep. Don Bacon says Russia hacked his Signal app<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4603659\/house-takes-reins-fisa-fight\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>House takes the reins in FISA fight as Senate Democrats hold firm against Pulte<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Seven Democrats, Reps. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Don Davis (D-NC), Jared Golden (D-ME), and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA), voted for the measure.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The latest failure to pass an extension of the key government spy tool comes after weeks of stalled talks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several of the Republican \u201cno\u201d votes stemmed from hard-liners who are demanding a warrant requirement for data of U.S. citizens to be attached to an extension of Section 702, which allows for the surveillance of foreign nationals abroad without a warrant.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Democrats largely withheld their support for the measure over President Donald Trump\u2019s appointment of top housing official Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence, arguing that he is not fit to serve in the position.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSection 702 is a critical foreign intelligence authority, but we cannot in good conscience vote for reauthorization without significant reforms to protect both national security and the constitutional privacy rights of Americans,\u201d Democratic leaders, including House Intelligence Committee ranking member Jim Himes (D-CT), said in a joint statement ahead of the vote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBill Pulte has no relevant national security experience,\u201d the statement continues. \u201cConsequently, his appointment is in defiance of the law that requires the Director of National Intelligence to have \u2018extensive\u2019 national security experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Democrats have repeatedly called for Trump to walk back his decision to appoint Pulte as acting DNI before they support any deal on the government surveillance program, a demand that the president has refused.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4603630\/fisa-spat-mike-johnson-trump-alliance-test\/\"><strong>FISA SPAT PUTS MIKE JOHNSON\u2019S ALLIANCE WITH TRUMP TO THE TEST<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instead, the president called on Congress to pass a short-term deal to give him time to select a permanent successor to outgoing DNI Tulsi Gabbard and avoid the lapsing of the spy tool.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFISA 702 is very important to our Military, and keeping the American People safe, especially during the World Cup and America250 Celebrations,\u201d the president wrote on Truth Social. \u201cIf nothing is done, this important Law will expire this week.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>This story is breaking and will be updated.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The House rejected a short-term extension of a government spy program set to lapse in just one day.\u00a0 The House voted 198-218, with 19 Republicans joining nearly every Democrat against the three-week patch of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. 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