The House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday approved a surveillance bill that would impose a new warrant requirement on searches of Americans’ data collected under a controversial electronic surveillance program.
The bipartisan, 35-2 vote positions the legislation as a front-runner among several efforts to renew Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which is set to expire at the end of the year.
Ranking Member Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) who has never voted to reauthorize Section 702, called the bill “the only one that can pass a floor vote.”
Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) said he expects a floor vote next ...
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