Modified surveillance bill clears key House hurdle after failing earlier this week
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The House has put a modified surveillance bill on track for final passage as soon as later Friday, just days after an earlier version failed to advance in a public rebuke to GOP leadership.
The House has put a modified surveillance bill on track for final passage as soon as Friday, just days after an earlier version failed to advance in a public rebuke to GOP leadership. The House voted Friday morning to approve the rule governing debate surrounding the modified bill behind Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act reauthorization, a key step before final passage. The procedural vote was 213-208 along party lines. The new version of the bill would be a two-year reauthorization instead of five years, meaning that if former President Donald Trump won the presidential election this year, the legislation would be up in time for Trump to overhaul FISA laws next time around. That change helped appease the conservative House members who originally opposed the bill, sinking it Wednesday. House Speaker Mike Johnson has organized a classified reading room off the House floor for members to view classified information ahead of Friday’s vote, according to a GOP leadership aide. Johnson is also scheduled to meet with Trump in Florida later Friday. As a rank-and-file member of the House, Johnson was opposed to the reauthorization of section 702 of FISA, explaining that only after receiving classified briefings did he gain a “different perspective.”
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