The US House of Representatives approves extension of the FISA surveillance program.

With 273 votes in favor and 147 against, the US House of Representatives approved the extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) – a surveillance program considered critical to US national security, which was scheduled to expire on April 19.

Section 702 allows the U.S. government to collect communications information of foreign nationals outside of the U.S. without a court order. This provision has been opposed by some lawmakers from both the Democratic and Republican parties, as well as some organizations, because the government sometimes also collects data on U.S. citizens communicating with the monitored foreign nationals.

An amendment was proposed to provide for the requirement to obtain a court order in certain situations, but this amendment was not passed in the vote, which was 212-212.

The White House and intelligence officials have warned that seeking a court order would undermine FISA and leave the United States "blind" to intelligence that could help detect terrorist threats or other risks to national security.

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Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/ha-vien-my-phe-chuan-gia-han-chuong-trinh-do-tham-fisa-post735249.html