Democratic leaders in both chambers—joined by some Republicans—said on April 28 that a long-term reauthorization of a key foreign surveillance authority due to expire April 30 will not pass without a warrant requirement to protect Americans.
Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) allows the U.S. government to collect—without a warrant—communications of non-U.S. persons located outside the country. Critics say communications of Americans can be swept up incidentally and then queried by the FBI without judicial approval. On April 17, Congress passed a short-term extension that expires April 30. 
Most Democrats have opposed a “clean” reauthorization without reforms. On the April 17 vote, four House Democrats—Reps. Jared Golden of Maine, Josh Gottheimer of New Jersey, Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Washington, and Thomas Suozzi of New York—joined Republicans in voting for an 18-month clean extension that ultimately failed. Twenty Republicans joined the remaining Democrats in voting against the extension….