The U.S. Senate has approved the reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) for two years, passing the bill with a vote of 60-34. This legislation, which has been a point of contention due to concerns over privacy and warrantless surveillance of Americans, now heads to President Joe Biden for signing, who has already signed the bill into law. The bill's passage overcame significant opposition from privacy advocates who argue that it infringes on civil liberties by allowing the government to access Americans' communications without a warrant. Despite these concerns, supporters of the bill, including key figures in the intelligence community, assert that the surveillance powers granted are vital for national security purposes. The House approved the reauthorization last week, and amendments to expand privacy safeguards failed.
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Congress reauthorized for two years a surveillance program that U.S. spy agencies regard as one of their most valuable tools and that critics on the left and the right say intrudes on Americans’ privacy. https://t.co/Yr8HcMsO4M
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The measure extends for two years the program known as Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. https://t.co/V1Bz8DPlgs
Americans' communications sometimes get ensnared as well, which has raised privacy concerns among lawmakers and divided the Senate over renewing the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act's Section 702. The House approved the reauthorization last week. https://t.co/ScvPxU6L0H
White House: President Biden signs reauthorization of FISA section 702 into law
The bill now goes to President Joe Biden, whose administration says FISA's warrantless spying power is vital to national security. Amendments to expand privacy safeguards failed. https://t.co/2ZS0dfbONE
The legislation reauthorizes the government's ability to collect troves of data — emails, texts, and phone calls — from foreigners living abroad, all without obtaining a warrant. https://t.co/ScvPxU6L0H
The legislation reauthorizes the government’s ability to collect troves of data—emails, texts, and phone calls—from foreigners living abroad, all without obtaining a warrant. https://t.co/NCPbsSYztN
ICYMI: In the US, warrantless surveillance has been reauthorized. https://t.co/YsmaENjtI6
Here are the 60 Senators who voted in favor of extending warrantless surveillance through FISA: https://t.co/jXExZZyvTv
It passed with bipartisan support, but dozens of Senators voted against it, arguing the surveillance tool, first authorized in 2008, lacks sufficient privacy protections. https://t.co/NCPbsSYztN
Guess what happened last night. 29 Senate Republicans approved the extension of FISA.
Laboring into the early hours of Saturday morning, Congress reauthorized for two years a surveillance program that U.S. spy agencies regard as one of their most valuable tools and that critics on the left and the right say intrudes on Americans’ privacy. https://t.co/ochqMyzWCO
The legislation extends Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act for two years. https://t.co/NCPbsSYztN
US lawmakers on Saturday approved the renewal of an electronic surveillance tool widely used by US intelligence agencies abroad, enabling to conduct surveillance without seeking a judicial warrants, and criticized by civil liberties organizations. ➡️ https://t.co/rCXEscCrHp https://t.co/4tmp9pHnMy
So, the Senate voted to resuthorize Section 702 of FISA without requiring a warrant for federal agencies to spy on Americans. Y'all are watching right...? Because they might be watching you. #FISA https://t.co/FlEuNkz2HB
The Senate on Saturday approved an extension of a warrantless surveillance law, sending President Biden legislation that national security officials say is crucial to fighting terrorism but that privacy advocates decry as a threat to Americans’ rights. https://t.co/EtV3PBDWF3
🚨BREAKING: 29 Senate republicans approves the extension of FISA in the wee hours of night https://t.co/Qiuy9QwKzC
Senate approves extension to FISA Section 702 surveillance powers Prior to its passage, the House failed to approve an amendment that would have added a warrant requirement. Read more ⬇️ https://t.co/trY0V7T5N4
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U.S. Senate votes 60-34 to reauthorize a powerful surveillance tool the U.S. government describes as critical to combating terrorism, after defeating efforts by civil liberties advocates on the left and right to rein it in. https://t.co/gfWiyWVH4k
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Senate passes FISA reauthorization 60-34 to align with House. Program stays on. Senate back at 9 am et today
Breaking: The Senate passed legislation renewing a controversial foreign spying power backed by the Biden administration, overcoming objections of privacy advocates https://t.co/hxvPt5tAYB https://t.co/hxvPt5tAYB
🚨BREAKING: Congress has just extended the controversial warrantless surveillance law for two more years. https://t.co/XSZVKMTb0Z
🚨BREAKING: Congress has just extended the controversial warrantless surveillance law for two years. https://t.co/7YNcEo0pbl
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BREAKING: Thanks to Speaker Mike Johnson, Congress just extended the controversial warrantless surveillance law for two years, working late into early Saturday. It’s 1 am EST here in Washington. https://t.co/sFzVLcwvAO
Congress’ intention when we passed FISA Section 702 was clear as could be—Section 702 is supposed to be used only for spying on foreigners abroad. Instead, sadly, it has enabled warrantless access to vast databases of Americans’ private phone calls, text messages, and e-mails.
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60–34: Senate approves two-year reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). The bill now heads to the White House. https://t.co/kFBJ2WtPqq
Section 702 is indispensable to the work that the men and women of our intelligence community do daily to protect our national security. I’m relieved the Senate has finally acted to send legislation reauthorizing 702 while protecting Americans’ civil liberties to the president.