House Votes to Extend Surveillance Powers Until April 30

The bill cleared the House by unanimous consent.

The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on April 13, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill in the early hours of April 17 extending Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), a law that grants the government authority for warrantless surveillance.

The bill cleared the House by unanimous consent, extending the reauthorization of FISA until April 30, after Republicans pushed for a longer, five-year ​extension, which was not approved.