FISA Section 702: Congress passes short-term surveillance program extension just before deadline

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) speaks to reporters as he arrives for a House Republican conference meeting on Capitol Hill on March, 6 2024 in Washington, DC. Kent Nishimura | Getty Images The House on Thursday passed on a vote of 261-111 a 45-day extension of a controversial foreign surveillance program , voting just as the program was set to expire. The Senate earlier Thursday unanimously passed the measure, which will next go to President Donald Trump for his signature next. …