Section 702 of FISA, which allows U.S. intelligence agencies to collect overseas communications without warrants, is set to expire April 30. A bipartisan group of lawmakers is pushing the Government Surveillance Reform Act to curtail warrantless surveillance, including closing a 'backdoor search' loophole and banning government purchases of Americans' location data from data brokers. President Trump favors a clean reauthorization without changes. Even if the law expires, a legal quirk means surveillance programs could continue until March 2027 via existing FISC certifications, and other powers like Executive Order 12333 remain unaffected.
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