House Panel Approves Bill to Renew, Rein in Digital Spying (1)

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 ...