House Republicans Recommend Changes to FBI’s Warrantless Spy Powers

Suggest 45 alterations to FISA, including enhanced oversight, criminal penalties, and NSA powers, aiming to protect liberties and security.

The U.S. Department of Justice building in Washington on March 28, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

House Republicans have released a set of suggested alterations to the way in which the government conducts domestic surveillance, potentially changing a tool that has been used to conduct warrantless searches on Americans.

The Majority FISA Working Group of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence released their 73-page report on Nov. 16, outlining 45 changes they suggest be implemented to curb potential abuse of the act by the FBI and other agencies.