A sticking point in Congress\u2019 fight over renewing a controversial surveillance tool appears to have been resolved days before the House of Representatives is expected to vote on the issue, but not everyone is happy with the decision.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2018Freedom surrendered is rarely reclaimed. It looks like the plan has shifted to further infringe the right to privacy \u2013 under the guise of [FISA] reform. Shameful,\u2019 Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, wrote on X.<\/p>\n
Discussions over renewing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which expires on April 19, abruptly blew up in February when Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee walked away from a compromise bill they spent months putting together with the House Judiciary Committee.<\/p>\n
Multiple sources close to the Intelligence panel told Fox News Digital at the time that the legislative text had been changed to potentially allow for the inclusion of an amendment led by Davidson that would have required the federal government to obtain a warrant before purchasing U.S. citizens\u2019 data from big tech firms. Those sources argued that it was unrelated to Section 702\u2019s intelligence gathering practices and could have sunk the bill.<\/p>\n
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., told Fox News Digital on Tuesday that Davidson\u2019s measure, the Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act, would instead be getting a separate vote on the House floor.<\/p>\n
\u2018This time it\u2019s going to be its own bill, separately to FISA,\u2019 Scalise said. \u2018So that one\u2019s gonna go separately.\u2019<\/p>\n
\u2018We wanted to get this before the membership, before the expiration of FISA and get it over to the Senate,\u2019 he added.<\/p>\n
It is not immediately clear when that measure would get a vote, but its decoupling from the FISA renewal bill is likely to boost the latter legislation\u2019s odds of passing in the Senate. At the same time, it is a blow to privacy hawks who were hoping to use the renewal process to put more distance between the federal government and Americans\u2019 data.<\/p>\n
In his X post Monday, Davidson suggested House GOP leadership was infringing on Americans\u2019 civil liberties with the move. Fox News Digital reached out to his office for further comment.<\/p>\n
James Czerniawski, a tech policy expert for the conservative advocacy group Americans for Prosperity, argued of the decision, \u2018Taking the databroker loophole and separating it from the FISA all but ensures it dies in the Senate.\u2019<\/p>\n
The bill to renew FISA Section 702 is expected to get a vote on Thursday, according to an early schedule viewed by Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n
FISA Section 702 allows the federal government to surveil foreign nationals overseas who are suspected of terrorism ties without a warrant, even if the person on the other end is an American.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Multiple audits and prior reports have shown that the FBI has misused Section 702 in the past to search for data on Americans involved in Black Lives Matter protests and the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot, among other incidents.<\/p>\n
However, defenders of the surveillance tool, including the intelligence community and its allies, said it is critical to prevent another 9\/11-style terror attack.<\/p>\n
Disagreements over warrant requirements have continued to drive a wedge between national security hawks and an unusual coalition of hardliners on the left and right who argue the federal government has abused its access to private citizens\u2019 data.<\/p>\n
Davidson\u2019s bill is also backed by Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, as well as House Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash.<\/p>\n\n
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