House sinks Johnson-backed FISA renewal after Trump push
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Fox News ^
| April 10, 2024 | Elizabeth Elkind
More than a dozen House GOP privacy hawks have blocked the House of Representatives from advancing a Speaker Mike Johnson-backed bill to renew a controversial federal government surveillance tool known as Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). It comes hours after former President Trump posted on Truth Social, "KILL
FISA, IT WAS ILLEGALLY USED AGAINST ME AND MANY OTHERS." Nineteen Republicans voted against their party leadership
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House Kills FISA Bill, Republicans to ‘Regroup’
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Breitbart ^
| 04/10/2024 | BRADLEY JAYE
Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) Republican colleagues dealt him another blow Wednesday by killing a motion to allow a vote on his proposed Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) reauthorization. Nineteen
House Republicans sided with Democrats Wednesday to defeat the rule, 228 to 193. Johnson called for a House Republican Conference meeting Wednesday afternoon at 4:00 Eastern to “regroup” as he tries to extend FISA’s authorization – with some reforms – before the April 19 deadline.
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Group of Republicans blocks FISA bill with spy powers deadline looming
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The Hill ^
| 04/10/24 | REBECCA BEITSCH, MYCHAEL SCHNELL
A group of House Republicans on Wednesday tanked a procedural vote to begin debate on a bill to reauthorize the nation’s warrantless surveillance powers, leaving the chamber scrambling on how to address the important spy tool before it expires next week. Nineteen
Republicans joined Democrats in voting against a rule for legislation to renew Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), blocking the measure from advancing 193-228. The move comes after former President Trump on Wednesday urged Republicans to “KILL FISA” — throwing a wrench in an already contentious debate. The tanked procedural vote also stymies a plan...
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Bannon and MTG issue dire warning: regime trying to relaunch sinister 702 FISA warrant again…
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Revolver News ^
| April 9, 2024
You might remember FISA warrants from the infamous and disgraceful Russia hoax saga. Well,
they’re making headlines again as lawmakers debate bringing back the use of the 702 FISA warrantless searches that came about after 9/11 and during the Patriot Act frenzy and were used and abused against innocent Americans. ... Everyone’s favorite warrantless surveillance tool, FISA Section 702, returns to the US House of Representatives this week and is expected to go to a full House vote on Thursday. Or, it may all fall apart (again) in the House Rules Committee on Tuesday. This week’s congressional action follows an...
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Mike Lee: 'Shameful' House Republicans faked a national security emergency and adjourned House over FISA
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Twitter/X ^
| April 7 | Sen. Mike Lee
@BasedMikeLee Just a few weeks ago, the House was ready to pass legislation prohibiting warrantless searches of Americans’ private communications under FISA 702. A
few House Republicans then created a fake “national security” distraction and convinced the House to adjourn. Shameful. @RepThomasMassie 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.
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FISA renewal deadline fast approaching amid bipartisan call for ending warrantless surveillance
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Just the News ^
| March 26, 2024 | Nicholas Ballasy
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) renewal deadline is fast approaching as conservative lawmakers and some Democrats continue their push for ending warrantless surveillance. Lawmakers
on both sides of the aisle, including conservative and progressive legislators, have called for reforming section 702 of FISA ahead of the April 19 deadline. According to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Section 702 is a "key provision of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 that permits the government to conduct targeted surveillance of foreign persons located outside the United States, with the compelled assistance of electronic communication service providers, to acquire...
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DEA surveillance program shows why Congress may ‘go slow’ on FISA renewal
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Washington Examiner ^
| March 14, 2024 | Haisten Willis
EXCLUSIVE — Newly released details about a controversial mass surveillance program shed light on the pitfalls of government data acquisition programs as Congress debates reauthorizing a crucial statute. The
Drug Enforcement Administration collected massive amounts of telephone records for 20 years before the program was shuttered amid the Edward Snowden revelations in 2013. A heavily redacted inspector general’s report into the program was released six years later, a more forthcoming version of which has been obtained by the Washington Examiner. While the Office of the Inspector General exists to provide oversight of government agencies, among the new details of the...
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Could the reactivation of FISA’s warrantless searches eventually be used to police thought crimes?
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American Thinker ^
| 02/16/2024 | Dale Lowdermilk
The Republican House had unceremoniously sent forward a bill that would reauthorize Section 702, a highly-controversial provision of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), but yesterday, over a little too much negative press, they temporarily shelved the vote. Without
congressional intervention, Section 702 is set to expire in a little over two months.FISA was originally meant to target noncitizens abroad, especially suspected terrorists, but somewhere along the way, the trawl net snared suspicious, non-woke, non-PhD, MAGA-like, presidential candidates who talked about draining the swamp of Washington D.C. and rooting out the corruption plauging the people.Some federal agencies, and even entrenched...
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JUST IN: House Delays Vote For FISA Reform On Warrantless Surveillance Powers
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100 Percent Fed Up ^
| Feb 14, 2024 | Danielle
The House of Representatives have delayed a vote on reforming the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) and Section 702. “In
order to allow Congress more time to reach consensus on how best to reform FISA and Section 702 while maintaining the integrity of our critical national security programs, the House will consider the reform and reauthorization bill at a later date,” Raj Shah, a spokesman for House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) stated on X. ... “Just as we were winning the debate on requiring warrants for domestic spying in the FISA 702 reauthorization, the Speaker yanked the bill and cancelled...
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Shenanigans in Congress regarding FISA 702 reauthorization!
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Twitter/X ^
| Feb 14 | Rep. Thomas Massie
@RepThomasMassie 🚨 UNBELIEVABLE 🚨 Just as we were winning the debate on requiring warrants for domestic spying in the FISA 702 reauthorization, the Speaker yanked the bill and cancelled the rest of Congress this week.
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Conservatives renew call for FISA reform without warrantless surveillance of U.S. citizens
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Just the News ^
| February 13, 2024 2:59pm Updated: February 13, 2024 3:01pm | Nicholas Ballasy
House conservatives are renewing their call for an end to the warrantless surveillance of Americans as Congress considers reforming Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. The short-term extension of the controversial federal government surveillance program expires April 19. "Under
no circumstance should the federal government spy on the American people without a warrant! Congress shouldn't waste its time on meaningless FISA 'reform' but work to abolish this unconstitutional abuse of power!" wrote Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Mont., Monday on X. Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., said this will be a "big week for FISA reform" in Congress. "The FBI has...
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Do feds have FISA evidence on Bidens? Court memos suggest they might, and Congress wants it...Key lawmaker ready to seek FISA surveillance of Patrick Ho, the now-convicted Chinese client of Hunter Biden.
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Just The News ^
| December 21, 2023 11:30pm | By Steven Richards and John Solomon
Ever since Hunter Biden was captured in a recording calling his client, Patrick Ho, “the f—ing spy chief of China,” questions have swirled around the Chinese official who headed a U.S.-based think-tank that worked to advance the interests of CEFC China Energy and its now-vanished founder, Ye Jianming. Court records from Ho’s
case reviewed by Just the News show the FBI and Justice Department gathered evidence under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) from around the time when Hunter Biden and his uncle James were dealing with CEFC officials, including Ho. Joe Biden also met twice with CEFC officials: once...
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Conservatives unhappy with Speaker Johnson over defense bill passage with FISA reauthorization
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Just the News ^
| December 15, 2023 11:00pm | Nicholas Ballasy
House conservatives are unhappy with House Speaker Mike Johnson's handling of the defense bill passage, which included temporary Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act reauthorization. Republicans
and some Democrats have been calling for changes to FISA's Section 702, which deals with federal surveillance of U.S. citizens abroad. House GOP leaders pulled two FISA reform bills from the House floor and the National Defense Authorization Act passed with a temporary FISA extension through April 19. More House Democrats voted in favor of the NDAA than Republicans. The NDAA passed in the Democratic-led Senate 87-13. "I love our military. That’s why I voted for...
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147 Republicans just voted to reauthorize the FISA 702 program that was used to illegally spy on President Trump
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DC_Draino on Twitter X ^
| December 14, 2023 | DC_Draino
DC_Draino @DC_Draino 147 Republicans just voted to reauthorize the FISA 702 program that was used to illegally spy on President Trump Their voters deserve answers
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Massie: Here's the 118 Reps who voted against FISA in the NDAA (143 were needed ...)
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Twitter/X ^
| Dec 14 | Rep. Thomas Massie
@RepThomasMassie Here are the 118 Representatives who voted to protect your right to privacy. (Nay
to FISA warrantless surveillance as part of NDAA) We lost but it was close. We needed 143 votes (1/3) to stop FISA since they suspended the rules to bring it to the floor.
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ROLL CALL: Here are the U.S. senators who voted to go with FISA authorization in the annual NDAA
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Twitter/X ^
| Dec 13 | Chip Roy
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MIKE LEE UPDATE ON FISA: NOT GOOD
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Twitter/X ^
| Dec 13 | Sen. Mike Lee
@BasedMikeLee The Senate just voted to waive the point of order against the NDAA. 35 of us opposed the motion to waive. We
needed only 41 to prevent this outcome, and to remove FISA 702 from the NDAA. This is not good. The House should #StopTheNDAA.
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SEN. MIKE LEE: Tell your senators to remove FISA from the NDAA
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twitter/x ^
| Dec 13 | Sen. Mike Lee
@BasedMikeLee If the Senate doesn’t strip the FISA 702 extension from the NDAA, it’s quite possible that Congress won’t have a realistic opportunity to reform FISA 702 until well into 2025 — many months after the November 2024 election. Tell
your senators to remove FISA from the NDAA.
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Rand Paul is trying to strip FISA 702 from the NDAA... Under Senate rules he needs 41 senators to agree
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Twitter/X ^
| Dec 13 | Sen. Mike Lee
@BasedMikeLee Tomorrow the Senate has the chance to remove FISA 702 from the NDAA. The Senate rules can make this happen if just 41 senators agree. FISA
should be reviewed on its own merits—not the NDAA’s. If you agree, please share & tell your senators to remove FISA from the NDAA!
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Speaker Mike Johnson Pulls Competing FISA Bills in Another Blunder
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Breitbart ^
| 12/12/2023 | SEAN MORAN
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) decided late Monday night to withdraw two FISA bills from consideration as House Republicans try to reauthorize and potentially reform a controversial deep state surveillance law. Johnson,
according to Punchbowl News, continues to face the “predominant” criticism of his speakership, that he is “either unwilling, unable, or disinterested in making big decisions:” Johnson flip-flopped for a few weeks when it came to extending FISA, especially the controversial Section 702 provision. Johnson first said he would extend FISA authority as part of the NDAA — but only until February. Then Johnson said he wouldn’t. And then finally,...
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