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With US spy laws set to expire, lawmakers are split over protecting Americans from warrantless surveillance

Congress deadlocks on Section 702 renewal before April 20 expiration, with bipartisan privacy advocates pushing reforms against Trump's preference for unchanged warrantless surveillance authority.

Friday, April 17, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: TechCrunchBY sys://pipeline

Section 702 of FISA, which allows U.S. intelligence agencies to collect overseas communications without warrants, expires April 20, 2026. A bipartisan coalition of House and Senate lawmakers is pushing for sweeping privacy reforms, but the Trump White House appears to favor simple reauthorization without changes, creating congressional gridlock.

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