Congress Battles Over Spy Powers
Congress is currently debating reforms to federal surveillance programs as the expiration of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act approaches. Privacy advocates are pushing for restrictions on government spy powers, while Democrats are hesitant to collaborate with the administration. The situation is complicated by the recent appointment of Bill Pulte as acting Director of National Intelligence, which has raised concerns among Democrats about privacy and surveillance practices.
- ▪Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is set to expire on June 12.
- ▪Critics argue that the surveillance program has led to warrantless surveillance of Americans.
- ▪The House passed a compromise bill that included stricter warrant requirements, but the Senate rejected it.
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Home – Congressional & Capitol Hill News – Congress Battles Over Spy Powers news Congress Battles Over Spy Powers George Caldwell • June 3, 2026 Print Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc/Getty Images) (function(){var t=document.querySelector(".wp-block-kadence-dynamichtml"),s=document.currentScript.previousElementSibling;if(t&&s){if("prepend"==="before_element")t.parentNode.insertBefore(s,t);else if("prepend"==="after_element")t.parentNode.insertBefore(s,t.nextSibling);else if("prepend"==="prepend"||"prepend"==="inside_first_child")t.insertBefore(s,t.firstChild);else t.appendChild(s);}})(); Congress is once again engaged in a great debate over how to reform federal surveillance programs, with privacy hawks demanding a list of restraints on the government’s spy powers,…
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