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MichMan

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1. The same criticisms were there two years ago when it was last reauthorized
Fri Apr 10, 2026, 12:28 PM
Friday

Be interesting to see who has changed positions since then.

April 20,2024

WASHINGTON — President Biden on Saturday signed legislation reauthorizing a key U.S. surveillance law after divisions over whether the FBI should be restricted from using the program to search for Americans' data nearly forced the statute to lapse.

Barely missing its midnight deadline, the Senate had approved the bill by a 60-34 vote hours earlier with bipartisan support, extending for two years the program known as Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Biden thanked congressional leaders for their work.

"In the nick of time, we are reauthorizing FISA right before it expires at midnight," Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said when voting on final passage began 15 minutes before the deadline. "All day long, we persisted and we persisted in trying to reach a breakthrough and in the end, we have succeeded."


https://www.npr.org/2024/04/20/1246076114/senate-passes-reauthorization-surveillance-program-fisa

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