Sen. Grassley and Sen. Cotton Push to Extend Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Powers for 18 Months
This bill is currently in the early stages of the legislative process after being sent to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence for review. It is actively moving through the system, but no further actions or hearings have been scheduled at this time.
This is a high priority for national security but faces strong opposition from both parties over privacy concerns.
Section 702 surveillance can be used to monitor communications involving people in the U.S. who are in contact with foreign targets, which could include undocumented immigrants communicating with contacts abroad. However, the bill does not change existing surveillance rules -- it only extends the current program -- so the practical impact is a continuation of the status quo rather than any new exposure.
Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence.
Introduced in Senate
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Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
A bill to extend section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 for 18 months.
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