Latest spy power reauthorization bill leaves critics unimpressed | CyberScoop<\/title> <meta name=\"description\" content=\"The latest attempt to re-up a controversial expiring surveillance law has failed to placate vocal critics on both the left and right of the political spectrum.\"> <link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/section-702-fisa-reauthorization-bill-leaves-critics-unimpressed\/\"> <meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\"> <meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\"> <meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Latest spy power reauthorization bill leaves critics unimpressed\"> <meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The latest attempt to re-up a controversial expiring surveillance law has failed to placate vocal critics on both the left and right of the political spectrum.\"> <meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/section-702-fisa-reauthorization-bill-leaves-critics-unimpressed\/\"> <meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"CyberScoop\"> <meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cyberscoop\/\"> <meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-04-24T20:45:17+00:00\"> <meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-04-24T20:45:20+00:00\"> <meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/latest-spy-power-reauthorization-bill-leaves-critics-unimpressed-5.jpg\"> <meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\"> <meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"683\"> <meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\"> <meta name=\"author\" content=\"Tim Starks\"> <meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\"> <meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@timstarks\"> <meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@CyberScoopNews\">  <link rel=\"dns-prefetch\" href=\"\/\/securepubads.g.doubleclick.net\">\n<link rel=\"dns-prefetch\" href=\"\/\/use.typekit.net\">\n<link rel=\"alternate\" type=\"application\/rss+xml\" title=\"CyberScoop \u00bb Feed\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/feed\/\">\n<link rel=\"alternate\" type=\"application\/rss+xml\" title=\"CyberScoop \u00bb Comments Feed\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/comments\/feed\/\"> <link rel=\"stylesheet\" id=\"all-css-2\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/wp-includes\/css\/dist\/block-library\/style.min.css?m=1774626878g\" type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\"> <link rel=\"stylesheet\" id=\"all-css-6\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/wp-content\/mu-plugins\/search\/elasticpress\/dist\/css\/related-posts-block-styles.min.css?m=1774625888g\" type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\"> <link rel=\"stylesheet\" id=\"all-css-8\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/wp-content\/themes\/scoopnewsgroup\/dist\/css\/frontend.css?m=1775068334g\" type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\">\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" id=\"typekit-css\" href=\"https:\/\/use.typekit.net\/itk2qbh.css?ver=13897d660a0ac2c9c7d1\" media=\"all\"> <link rel=\"https:\/\/api.w.org\/\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/wp-json\/\"><link rel=\"alternate\" title=\"JSON\" type=\"application\/json\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88751\"><meta name=\"generator\" content=\"WordPress 6.8.5\">\n<link rel=\"shortlink\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/?p=88751\">\n<link rel=\"alternate\" title=\"oEmbed (JSON)\" type=\"application\/json+oembed\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/wp-json\/oembed\/1.0\/embed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcyberscoop.com%2Fsection-702-fisa-reauthorization-bill-leaves-critics-unimpressed%2F\">\n<link rel=\"alternate\" title=\"oEmbed (XML)\" type=\"text\/xml+oembed\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/wp-json\/oembed\/1.0\/embed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcyberscoop.com%2Fsection-702-fisa-reauthorization-bill-leaves-critics-unimpressed%2F&format=xml\">   <link rel=\"icon\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/cropped-cs_favicon-2.png?w=32\" sizes=\"32x32\">\n<link rel=\"icon\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/cropped-cs_favicon-2.png?w=192\" sizes=\"192x192\">\n<link rel=\"apple-touch-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/cropped-cs_favicon-2.png?w=180\">\n<meta name=\"msapplication-TileImage\" content=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/cropped-cs_favicon-2.png?w=270\"> <\/head><body class=\"wp-singular post-template-default single single-post postid-88751 single-format-standard wp-theme-scoopnewsgroup wp-child-theme-cyberscoop\" id=\"readabilityBody\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/section-702-fisa-reauthorization-bill-leaves-critics-unimpressed\/#main\" class=\"skip-to-content-link visually-hidden-focusable\">Skip to main content<\/a> <\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--top ad--top-desktop\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <main id=\"main\" role=\"main\" tabindex=\"-1\"> <\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--top ad--top-mobile\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"stickybar\" class=\"stickybar stickybar--newsletter js-stickybar\" readability=\"0.82\"> <button class=\"stickybar__close js-stickybar-close\" aria-controls=\"stickybar\"> <svg class=\"icon icon--close\" width=\"21\" height=\"22\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 22\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"m.822.518-.805.805L9.695 11 .017 20.678l.805.805 9.678-9.678 9.677 9.678.806-.805L11.305 11l9.678-9.677-.806-.805-9.677 9.677L.822.518Z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Close<\/span> <\/button> <\/section>\n<article class=\"single-article content\">\n<div class=\"single-article__container js-single-article-content\">\n<header class=\"single-article__header \" readability=\"26.191901408451\">\n<div class=\"single-article__header-content\" readability=\"35.450738916256\">\n<p> An April 30 deadline is looming to extend expiring Section 702 powers, and the newest legislation to re-up it is drawing fire from the left and right. <\/p>\n<p>  <br \/>\n<audio id=\"audio-player\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-tts-cdn.api.scpnewsgrp.com\/cyberscoop\/88751\/english.openai.mp3\"><\/audio> <\/p>\n<div readability=\"11\">\n<div>\n<p>Listen to this article<\/p>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<p>0:00<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<p> <span id=\"tts-tooltip\">Learn more.<\/span> <span> This feature uses an automated voice, which may result in occasional errors in pronunciation, tone, or sentiment. <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"single-article__cover-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"single-article__cover\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/latest-spy-power-reauthorization-bill-leaves-critics-unimpressed.jpg?resize=640%2C427&ssl=1\" class=\"single-article__cover-image wp-post-image\" alt decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/latest-spy-power-reauthorization-bill-leaves-critics-unimpressed-5.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/latest-spy-power-reauthorization-bill-leaves-critics-unimpressed-5.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/latest-spy-power-reauthorization-bill-leaves-critics-unimpressed-5.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/latest-spy-power-reauthorization-bill-leaves-critics-unimpressed-5.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/latest-spy-power-reauthorization-bill-leaves-critics-unimpressed-5.jpg?resize=252,168 252w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/latest-spy-power-reauthorization-bill-leaves-critics-unimpressed-5.jpg?resize=505,337 505w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/latest-spy-power-reauthorization-bill-leaves-critics-unimpressed-5.jpg?resize=1012,675 1012w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1012px) 100vw, 1012px\"><figcaption> WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 16: The American flag flies above the U.S. Capitol building during a press conference on Capitol Hill. (Photo by Samuel Corum\/Getty Images) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"single-article__content\">\n<div class=\"single-article__content-inner has-drop-cap\"> <html readability=\"30.667125171939\"><body readability=\"65.643340857788\"><\/p>\n<p>The latest attempt to re-up a controversial expiring surveillance law has failed to placate vocal critics on both the left and right of the political spectrum.<\/p>\n<p>Two House votes failed last week to extend the spying powers under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) for 18 months without changes, leading to Congress instead <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/section-702-fisa-surveillance-law-renewal-congress-debate\/\">passing a 10-day reauthorization<\/a>. GOP leaders have been scrambling to find a bill they can pass since with the April 30 deadline approaching.<\/p>\n<p>House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., <a href=\"https:\/\/rules.house.gov\/sites\/evo-subsites\/republicans-rules.house.gov\/files\/documents\/rcp_s-fisa_xml_0.pdf\">introduced a bill<\/a> Thursday to extend it for three years, with a section stating that government officials can\u2019t use Section 702 to target Americans. Under Section 702, U.S. spies and law enforcement agencies can warrantlessly search electronic communications of foreign targets. But those targets are sometimes communicating with U.S. persons, and officials can search the communications database using their personal information.<\/p>\n<p>But critics of the latest Johnson proposal say the language about targeting Americans is window dressing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cOn the whole, it is an empty-calories bill and nothing more that does not engage in reform,\u201d Jake Laperruque, deputy director of the center\u2019s security and surveillance project at the Center for Democracy and Technology, said in a call with reporters Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Civil liberties groups have long called for a warrant requirement for U.S. person-based searches.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt doesn\u2019t require a warrant or any kind of court process for U.S. person searches,\u201d said Kia Hamadanchy, senior policy counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union\u2019s political advocacy division. \u201cThe main reform just restates existing law\u2026 . It\u2019s also completely irrelevant to the issue at hand, because backdoor searches have never been the product of the government intentionally targeting U.S. persons under 702. The problem is that they are incidentally collecting U.S. person communications and searching the communications of Americans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gene Schaerr, general counsel of the conservative Project for Privacy and Surveillance Accountability, called the proposal \u201csmoke and mirrors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The legislation did win over at least one key lawmaker, however: Rep. Warren Davidson, who had earlier <a href=\"https:\/\/davidson.house.gov\/2026\/4\/davidson-introduces-amendment-to-fisa-reauthorization-to-protect-americans-data\">introduced an amendment<\/a> to attach a ban on the government buying American\u2019s information from third-party data brokers, and who was a <a href=\"https:\/\/davidson.house.gov\/2026\/3\/davidson-introduces-sweeping-fisa-reform-bill\">chief co-sponsor<\/a> of legislation requiring a warrant for U.S. person searches under Section 702.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cCollectively, this set of reforms provides robust privacy protections for American citizens. Congress should bank this win and reauthorize Section 702,\u201d Davidson <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WarrenDavidson\/status\/2047370159308902816\">said on X<\/a>. \u201cThen, we should swiftly begin gutting the unmitigated surveillance state left growing unchecked during these 702 fights.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But it doesn\u2019t look like it has yet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/newsletters\/inside-congress\/2026\/04\/24\/the-702-saga-johnson-stuck-himes-searching-00890123\">won over enough conservative House Freedom Caucus members<\/a>, and few Democrats have been on board with Johnson\u2019s plans.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., indicated on X in harsh terms that he <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/tedlieu\/status\/2047434300778234000\">doesn\u2019t trust FBI Director Kash Patel<\/a> with current Section 702 powers.<\/p>\n<p><\/body> <\/p>\n<footer class=\"single-article__footer\">\n<div class=\"author-card\" readability=\"7.7216117216117\">\n<div class=\"author-card__avatar\">\n<figure class=\"author-card__image-wrap\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-card__image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/latest-spy-power-reauthorization-bill-leaves-critics-unimpressed-1.jpg?w=640&ssl=1\" alt=\"Tim Starks\"> <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-card__details\" readability=\"10.901098901099\">\n<h4 class=\"author-card__name\">Written by Tim Starks<\/h4>\n<p> Tim Starks is senior reporter at CyberScoop. His previous stops include working at The Washington Post, POLITICO and Congressional Quarterly. An Evansville, Ind. native, he’s covered cybersecurity since 2003. Email Tim here: <a href=\"mailto:tim.starks@cyberscoop.com\">tim.starks@cyberscoop.com<\/a>. <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-article__tags-container\">\n<h4 class=\"single-article__tags-title\">In This Story<\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<p> <\/html><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-article__ads js-single-article-sidebar\">\n<div class=\"ad ad--sidebar js-single-article-sidebar-5 ad--rightrail_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ad ad--sidebar js-single-article-sidebar-4 ad--rightrail_2 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ad ad--sidebar js-single-article-sidebar-3 ad--rightrail_3 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"popular-stories popular-stories--single-post\">\n<div class=\"popular-stories__container\">\n<h2 class=\"popular-stories__title\"> More Scoops <\/h2>\n<div class=\"popular-stories__stories\">\n<div class=\"popular-stories__cards\">\n<article class=\"post-item post-item--popular-stories-cards \" readability=\"23.163900414938\">\n<figure class=\"post-item__thumbnail\"> <a class=\"post-item__thumbnail-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/section-702-fisa-surveillance-law-renewal-congress-debate\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"506\" height=\"337\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/latest-spy-power-reauthorization-bill-leaves-critics-unimpressed-2.jpg?resize=506%2C337&ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-ratio-16-9-md size-ratio-16-9-md wp-post-image\" alt decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/latest-spy-power-reauthorization-bill-leaves-critics-unimpressed-6.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/latest-spy-power-reauthorization-bill-leaves-critics-unimpressed-6.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/latest-spy-power-reauthorization-bill-leaves-critics-unimpressed-6.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/latest-spy-power-reauthorization-bill-leaves-critics-unimpressed-6.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/latest-spy-power-reauthorization-bill-leaves-critics-unimpressed-6.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/latest-spy-power-reauthorization-bill-leaves-critics-unimpressed-6.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/latest-spy-power-reauthorization-bill-leaves-critics-unimpressed-6.jpg?resize=252,168 252w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/latest-spy-power-reauthorization-bill-leaves-critics-unimpressed-6.jpg?resize=506,337 506w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/latest-spy-power-reauthorization-bill-leaves-critics-unimpressed-6.jpg?resize=1013,675 1013w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/latest-spy-power-reauthorization-bill-leaves-critics-unimpressed-6.jpg?resize=1265,843 1265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 506px) 100vw, 506px\"> <\/a><figcaption class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the United States Kash Patel is seen in the Capitol near a meeting on the administration\u2019s use of FISA authority on March 18, 2026. (Photo by Alex Kent\/The Washington Post via Getty Images) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<header class=\"post-item__meta\" readability=\"3.4100418410042\">\n<h3 class=\"post-item__title\"> <a class=\"post-item__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/section-702-fisa-surveillance-law-renewal-congress-debate\/\"> The surveillance law Congress can\u2019t quit \u2014 and can\u2019t explain <\/a> <\/h3>\n<p> Congress overhauled Section 702 in 2024 with 56 changes. Now, as the law nears expiration, supporters and critics can\u2019t even agree on what the numbers show. <\/p>\n<div class=\"post-item__byline\"> <span class=\"post-item__author\"> <span>By <\/span> <a class=\"post-item__author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/author\/tim-starkscyberscoop-com\/\"> Tim Starks <\/a> <\/span> <\/div>\n<p> <\/header>\n<p> <\/article>\n<article class=\"post-item post-item--popular-stories-cards \">\n<figure class=\"post-item__thumbnail\"> <a class=\"post-item__thumbnail-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/trump-administration-section-702-fisa-renewal-senate-judiciary-hearing\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"252\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/latest-spy-power-reauthorization-bill-leaves-critics-unimpressed-3.jpg?resize=252%2C168&ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-ratio-16-9-sm size-ratio-16-9-sm wp-post-image\" alt decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/latest-spy-power-reauthorization-bill-leaves-critics-unimpressed-7.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/latest-spy-power-reauthorization-bill-leaves-critics-unimpressed-7.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/latest-spy-power-reauthorization-bill-leaves-critics-unimpressed-7.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/latest-spy-power-reauthorization-bill-leaves-critics-unimpressed-7.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/latest-spy-power-reauthorization-bill-leaves-critics-unimpressed-7.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/latest-spy-power-reauthorization-bill-leaves-critics-unimpressed-7.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/latest-spy-power-reauthorization-bill-leaves-critics-unimpressed-7.jpg?resize=252,168 252w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/latest-spy-power-reauthorization-bill-leaves-critics-unimpressed-7.jpg?resize=506,337 506w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/latest-spy-power-reauthorization-bill-leaves-critics-unimpressed-7.jpg?resize=1013,675 1013w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/latest-spy-power-reauthorization-bill-leaves-critics-unimpressed-7.jpg?resize=1265,843 1265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\"> <\/a><figcaption class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, looks on as U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on Oct. 7, 2025. (Photo by Alex Wong\/Getty Images) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<header class=\"post-item__meta\">\n<h3 class=\"post-item__title\"> <a class=\"post-item__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/trump-administration-section-702-fisa-renewal-senate-judiciary-hearing\/\"> Lawmakers wonder when Trump administration will weigh on soon-expired surveillance powers <\/a> <\/h3>\n<div class=\"post-item__byline\"> <span class=\"post-item__author\"> <span>By <\/span> <a class=\"post-item__author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/author\/tim-starkscyberscoop-com\/\"> Tim Starks <\/a> <\/span> <\/div>\n<p> <\/header>\n<p> <\/article>\n<article class=\"post-item post-item--popular-stories-cards \">\n<figure class=\"post-item__thumbnail\"> <a class=\"post-item__thumbnail-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/warrant-requirements-democratic-worries-could-factor-into-spy-law-renewal-debate\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"252\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/latest-spy-power-reauthorization-bill-leaves-critics-unimpressed-4.jpg?resize=252%2C168&ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-ratio-16-9-sm size-ratio-16-9-sm wp-post-image\" alt decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/latest-spy-power-reauthorization-bill-leaves-critics-unimpressed-8.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/latest-spy-power-reauthorization-bill-leaves-critics-unimpressed-8.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/latest-spy-power-reauthorization-bill-leaves-critics-unimpressed-8.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/latest-spy-power-reauthorization-bill-leaves-critics-unimpressed-8.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/latest-spy-power-reauthorization-bill-leaves-critics-unimpressed-8.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/latest-spy-power-reauthorization-bill-leaves-critics-unimpressed-8.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/latest-spy-power-reauthorization-bill-leaves-critics-unimpressed-8.jpg?resize=252,168 252w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/latest-spy-power-reauthorization-bill-leaves-critics-unimpressed-8.jpg?resize=506,337 506w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/latest-spy-power-reauthorization-bill-leaves-critics-unimpressed-8.jpg?resize=1013,675 1013w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/latest-spy-power-reauthorization-bill-leaves-critics-unimpressed-8.jpg?resize=1265,843 1265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\"> <\/a><figcaption class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, and ranking member Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., conduct the House Judiciary Committee hearing titled \u201cOversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation,\u201d featuring testimony by FBI Director Kash Patel in Rayburn building on Sept. 17, 2025. (Tom Williams\/CQ Roll Call) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<header class=\"post-item__meta\">\n<h3 class=\"post-item__title\"> <a class=\"post-item__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/warrant-requirements-democratic-worries-could-factor-into-spy-law-renewal-debate\/\"> Warrant requirements, Democratic worries could factor into spy law renewal debate <\/a> <\/h3>\n<div class=\"post-item__byline\"> <span class=\"post-item__author\"> <span>By <\/span> <a class=\"post-item__author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/author\/tim-starkscyberscoop-com\/\"> Tim Starks <\/a> <\/span> <\/div>\n<p> <\/header>\n<p> <\/article>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <\/div>\n<p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<section class=\"latest-podcasts\">\n<h2 class=\"latest-podcasts__title\"> Latest Podcasts\t<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"top-categories\">\n<div class=\"top-categories__container\">\n<h3 class=\"top-categories__category-title\">Government<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"top-categories__container\">\n<h3 class=\"top-categories__category-title\">Technology<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <\/main> <\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--bottom \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"interstitial\" class=\"welcome__container\"> <button id=\"close-modal-1\" class=\"welcome__clickable_area\"><\/button> <\/p>\n<div class=\"welcome__ad_wrapper\">\n<p> <button id=\"close-modal-3\" class=\"welcome__continue-button\">Continue to CyberScoop<\/button> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>   <\/body> <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/section-702-fisa-reauthorization-bill-leaves-critics-unimpressed\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Latest spy power reauthorization bill leaves critics unimpressed | CyberScoop<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1905,1720,1825,655,771,1826,117,6439,2265,439,268,6509,1830,269,1181,6510],"tags":[1908,1725,1831,657,772,1832,119,6446,2267,443,274,6511,1836,275,1183,6512],"class_list":["post-8583","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aclu","category-center-for-democracy-technology","category-center-for-democracy-and-technology","category-congress","category-data-brokers","category-fisa","category-government","category-jake-laperruque","category-mike-johnson","category-policy","category-privacy","category-project-for-privacy-and-surveillance-accountability","category-rep-warren-davidson","category-section-702","category-surveillance","category-ted-lieu","tag-aclu","tag-center-for-democracy-technology","tag-center-for-democracy-and-technology","tag-congress","tag-data-brokers","tag-fisa","tag-government","tag-jake-laperruque","tag-mike-johnson","tag-policy","tag-privacy","tag-project-for-privacy-and-surveillance-accountability","tag-rep-warren-davidson","tag-section-702","tag-surveillance","tag-ted-lieu"],"featured_image_urls":{"full":"","thumbnail":"","medium":"","medium_large":"","large":"","1536x1536":"","2048x2048":"","chromenews-featured":"","chromenews-large":"","chromenews-medium":""},"author_info":{"display_name":"Cyber Scoop","author_link":"https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/index.php\/author\/cyberscoop\/"},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/index.php\/category\/aclu\/\" rel=\"category tag\">ACLU<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/index.php\/category\/center-for-democracy-technology\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Center for Democracy & Technology<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/index.php\/category\/center-for-democracy-and-technology\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Center for Democracy and Technology<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/index.php\/category\/congress\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Congress<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/index.php\/category\/data-brokers\/\" rel=\"category tag\">data brokers<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/index.php\/category\/fisa\/\" rel=\"category tag\">FISA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/index.php\/category\/government\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Government<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/index.php\/category\/jake-laperruque\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Jake Laperruque<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/index.php\/category\/mike-johnson\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Mike Johnson<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/index.php\/category\/policy\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Policy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/index.php\/category\/privacy\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Privacy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/index.php\/category\/project-for-privacy-and-surveillance-accountability\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Project for Privacy and Surveillance Accountability<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/index.php\/category\/rep-warren-davidson\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Rep. Warren Davidson<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/index.php\/category\/section-702\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Section 702<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/index.php\/category\/surveillance\/\" rel=\"category tag\">surveillance<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/index.php\/category\/ted-lieu\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Ted Lieu<\/a>","tag_info":"Ted Lieu","comment_count":"0","jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8583","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8583"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8583\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8583"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8583"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8583"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}

{"id":8583,"date":"2026-04-24T15:45:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T20:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/?p=88751"},"modified":"2026-04-24T15:45:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T20:45:17","slug":"latest-spy-power-reauthorization-bill-leaves-critics-unimpressed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/index.php\/2026\/04\/24\/latest-spy-power-reauthorization-bill-leaves-critics-unimpressed\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest spy power reauthorization bill leaves critics unimpressed"},"content":{"rendered":"