House passes FISA bill as GOP works through other intraparty feuds
The House passed a three-year reauthorization of a foreign surveillance law amid significant intraparty Republican opposition, though the Senate is expected to send back a short-term extension to allow more negotiation time. House Republican leaders delayed a farm bill vote to secure support, sparking frustration among some lawmakers who felt sidelined in the process. Despite challenges, the House is expected to pass the short-term extension while leaders navigate ongoing disagreements on FISA, budget, and agricultural legislation.
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House Republican leaders negotiated their way through fierce intraparty opposition and passed on Wednesday one of the three key pieces of legislation on their agenda for the week, but their struggles are far from over. The bill that passed, a three-year reauthorization of a foreign surveillance law that expires Thursday, cannot clear the Senate. The Senate is discussing sending the House back a short-term extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to buy more time for negotiations that have already run past the initial deadline. The House will likely pass the short-term extension, but Republican leaders there are not eager to go back to the drawing board on the terms of a longer-term FISA reauthorization after reaching a fragile compromise.
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