The Senate voted 47-52 to block FISA Section 702 extension ahead of June 12 expiration, stalling an anti-CBDC provision bundled with the surveillance bill.

The Senate has blocked a procedural vote on extending a key surveillance program used by U.S. intelligence agencies.

A procedural motion to set up a final vote on the extension next week failed 47-52, with some Republicans joining Democrats. This complicates efforts to renew the critical program…

A procedural vote failed in the Senate early Friday, and a provision of the spy powers law is set to expire June 12.

Senate Republicans early Friday could not muster enough votes to move forward on a long-term reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, leaving…

The Senate voted 47-52 to block FISA Section 702 extension ahead of June 12 expiration, stalling an anti-CBDC provision bundled with the surveillance bill.

The US Senate voted 52-47 against advancing FISA Section 702 reauthorization, with the warrantless surveillance law set to expire June 12, 2026.

A key federal spy tool, FISA 702, is at risk of sunsetting unless Congress can pass an extension of the authority before Friday.

Congress should stop treating reauthorization as a once-every-few-years standoff and move to a shorter, recurring authorization period.

A US surveillance law that allows federal authorities to collect the communications of foreigners abroad and search them for Americans’ data without a