House to Shift Focus to FISA 702 Renewal as Deadline Looms

Members will resume efforts to reauthorize the surveillance tool on April 9.

The U.S. Capitol building during cherry blossom season in Washington on March 20, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The controversial spying powers embedded in Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) will take center stage on Capitol Hill next week as the House tries for a third time to reauthorize the program.

The House Rules Committee announced on April 5 that upon members’ return from their two-week recess, the panel will begin marking up a bill to reform and renew the tool before its authorization expires on April 19.