Here Are the Senators Who Voted For and Against Reauthorizing Spy Powers

A controversial spying authority was reauthorized in a 60–34 vote.

The Senate side of the U.S. Capitol building ahead of the solar eclipse in Washington on April 8, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

In a late-night ballot on April 20, the U.S. Senate voted to reauthorize a controversial spying authority. President Joe Biden signed it into law the following day.

The authority in question, Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), has come under increased scrutiny in recent years by privacy and civil liberty advocates in the wake of a series of abuses.