Lawmakers will vote on whether to reauthorize FISA’s surveillance of American citizens today. As the vote draws near, many Republicans and some Democrats are calling for an end to warrantless surveillance.

From Just the News. Conservative lawmakers are calling for an end to warrantless surveillance of Americans ahead of a House floor vote on Wednesday to reauthorize the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).

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The bill, titled the “Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act,” would extend section 702 of FISA, which “authorizes the targeted collection of foreign intelligence information from non-U.S. persons located abroad,” according to the FBI.

Conservative Republicans and some Democrats such as Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, have teamed up to push for a warrant requirement as a condition for reauthorizing FISA. However, the legislation up for a vote on Wednesday does not include a warrant requirement in its current form.

“No matter how hard the deep state cries, Congress must NOT reauthorize FISA 702 without requiring a warrant to search U.S. citizens,” wrote Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, on X. …

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, said that “the same people who spied on President Trump’s campaign are now fighting against a warrant requirement in the new FISA bill.”

“Makes you wonder,” Jordan added. …

Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., is another strong opponent of reauthorizing FISA in its current form. “The U.S. government uses the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to spy on Americans without a warrant. This week, the House will vote to require the Feds to get a warrant to snoop on Americans. Sadly this vote is likely to fail. I will demand a recorded vote & post results,” Massie said.

According to the left-wing Brennan Center for Justice, the legislation is a reform bill in name only, since it doesn’t require law enforcement to obtain a warrant prior to conducting a “U.S. person query” of information on a specific individual.

The FBI has described Section 702 as an “indispensable tool” in the agency’s efforts to “protect against national security threats.” …

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(Excerpt from Just the News. Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America – Mike Lee, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons)