Surveillance Bill Clears Key Hurdle in House, Putting It Back on Track

They traded requiring warrants for spying on Americans to changing the authorization from 5 years to 2 years when possibly Trump could be in office. An amendment could still come thru but I’m doubtful when an official recorded vote happens 7 days to April 19th deadline.

“Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Turner, R-Ohio, urged a no vote on the warrant requirement amendment, arguing that it would hinder U.S. authorities from collecting intelligence on terrorist groups to prevent attacks in the U.S.

The warrant requirement amendment passed in an initial voice vote on the House floor and a recorded vote was requested. The final recorded votes on the amendment was postponed (…) Other members like Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., and Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., have said the warrant requirement would provide Fourth Amendment protection to Americans. (…)

"Massive amounts of Americans' communications are still swept up in section 702 searches," Nadler said. (…) U.S. law enforcement abused FISA section 702 more about 278,000 times over a period of sever years.”

https://justthenews.com/government/congress/debate-over-fisa...

And another longer article citing abuses. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/congress-advances-2-...