The House passed a 45-day clean extension of Section 702 of FISA and sent the bill to the president's desk, after the Senate rejected the chamber's longer renewal plan and approved the short-term patch instead. Section 702 is the government's warrantless surveillance authority. [1]
House Republicans added a ban on a central bank digital currency to the bill to win conservative support, according to the report. The House voted 261-111 on Thursday to approve the extension. [1]
Congress had already passed an initial short-term FISA extension earlier this month after House Republicans blocked 5-year and 18-month renewals. The latest 45-day patch was the result of that standoff and kept the surveillance tool from lapsing Thursday night. [1]