Bill "would put in place the largest expansion of domestic surveillance since the Patriot Act⦠and I don't say that lightly."
** Warnings of 'Patriot Act 2.0' as House Prepares to Vote on Mass Spying Authority
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April 12, 2024
The U.S. House is expected to vote Friday on legislation to reauthorize a surveillance authority that intelligence agencies have heavily abused to collect the communications of activists, journalists, and lawmakers without a warrant.
Friday's vote will come after House Republicans earlier this week blocked ([link removed]) Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-La.) attempt to advance legislation reauthorizing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which allows U.S. agencies to spy on non-citizens located outside of the country.
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