Nineteen Republican representatives have effectively killed a bill that would renew Section 702 of FISA, a foreign surveillance tool. The bill has caused divisions within the Republican conference over warrant requirements for U.S. citizens' data.
to effectively kill the House’s attempts to move a bill forward that would renew Section 702 of FISA , an important foreign surveillance tool that has driven wedges within the Republican conference over whether there should be warrant requirements when involving the data of U.S. citizens.
Following the tanking of the procedural rule, Rep. Tom McClintock suggested “severe sanctions” for members who are going against the majority on advancing a rule, a procedural move that typically is voted along party lines and rarely fails on the House floor. In recent months, however, some House Republicans have weaponized the procedure to stall legislation that they do not agree with.
“I don’t know about you, but back in Tennessee, we call that democracy. Well, and please accuse me of being a proponent of democracy,” Burchett added.“Go ahead and try to censure us or expel us for protecting American privacy,” Mills said. “Yeah, let’s see how that goes over the American people.” It remains unclear whether the early sunset and amendment vote provisions are enough to appease the holdouts. Some GOP members are adamant about including warrant requirements in FISA, and the absence of such requirements may cause them to tank the procedural rule yet again.
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