Passes Extension

• 米議会は、外国情報監視法（Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act）に基づき無令状の監視権限を付与する物議を醸している法律について、45日間の暫定的な延長案を可決した。これにより、議員たちは大規模なデータ収集の制限について議論するための猶予を得た。 • この延長により、監視体制の自動的な失効が辛うじて回避された。情報当局者によれば、この体制はNational Security Agency（NSA）の対テロおよび対スパイ作戦の約半分を支えているという。 • 市民的自由団体はこの場しのぎの措置を批判し、米政府が個別の令状なしに膨大な米国民のデジタル通信内容を収集し続けていると主張した。一方でホワイトハウスは、Section 702の権限を完全に復活させるよう議会に促した。

• Congress approved a temporary extension of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) ahead of the expiration deadline, avoiding a lapse in government surveillance authority. • The temporary extension allows additional time for lawmakers to negotiate a longer-term reauthorization of the controversial surveillance program. • The action reflects ongoing congressional debate over balancing national security needs with privacy protections in intelligence gathering operations.

• The U.S. Senate passed a 10-day extension of FISA authority on Friday, April 17, 2026, sending the bill to President Donald Trump's desk. • The measure averts a lapse in surveillance powers set to expire Monday, providing temporary continuity for national security operations. • This short-term fix highlights ongoing partisan debates over warrant requirements and reforms to Section 702 of FISA.

Trump repeatedly demanded that Republicans unify to pass a longer extension of the Fisa warrantless spying lawBoth chambers of Congress voted in quick succession Friday to pass a brief 10-day extension of a controversial warrantless surveillance law after Republican infighting tanked plans for a much longer renewal of the law with no changes.Donald Trump had repeatedly demanded that Republican holdouts “UNIFY” behind Mike Johnson, the US House speaker, in favor of an extension of section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (Fisa) without changes. But chaos ensued late Thursday as Republican leadership tried and failed twice in votes attempting to reauthorize the surveillance program, before resorting to a stopgap measure. Continue reading...