Committee member warns Senate against reauthorizing FISA Section 702 without reforms

Apr 16, 2026

A senator on the intelligence committee urged colleagues to oppose renewal of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act unless it includes safeguards to stop warrantless searches of Americans, close a data-broker loophole, and address recent FISA court compliance findings.

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A committee member and senator on the Senate Intelligence Committee warned the Senate on the floor that any senator who votes to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act without meaningful reforms "will be directly responsible when the Trump team abuses their spying powers to go after Americans."

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