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国会必须在4月30日前采取行动，避免《外国情报监控法》第702条授权失效
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众议院共和党人正紧急阻止《外国情报监控法》第702条到期失效
福克斯新闻首席国会通讯员查德·珀格拉姆在《特别报道》节目中报道了续期《外国情报监控法》第702条的最新进展。
唐纳德·特朗普总统推动延长政府备受争议的无证监听权力的计划周五凌晨遭遇小幅挫折，一群保守派议员否决了一项妥协协议。该协议本可将该项目延期五年，并纳入一些小幅改革以安抚共和党隐私鹰派人士。
周五凌晨两点前不久，众议院通过了一项将《外国情报监控法》第702条延期两周的法案，让议员们有时间在4月30日前达成最终协议。
众议院议长迈克·约翰逊（路易斯安那州共和党人）表示，他有信心本党议员能在月底前达成一致。
“我们今晚已经非常接近目标了。法案措辞还有一些细节需要厘清，一些问题需要解答，我们会搞定的。这次延期给了我们足够的时间来完成这项工作，”他说道。
约翰逊在关键投票前因无证监听权力遭遇共和党反抗
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众议院共和党领导层原本计划将该监控项目延期18个月，但因保守派反对被迫放弃，随后促成了这项短期延期法案。保守派人士希望为该项目增加更多隐私保护条款。
共和党隐私鹰派还否决了另一项妥协协议，该协议本可将该监控法律延期至2031年，并对违反《外国情报监控法》搜查行为增加更严厉的刑事处罚。
第702条授权允许政府监听境外外国人，即使这些通信涉及美国公民。保守派和进步派都曾推动一项要求，迫使官员在查看美国公民数据前获得搜查令。
众议院共和党领导层本周一直在赶在4月20日截止日期前续签该监控法律。当他们的原定方案在众议院 floor 遭遇保守派反对后，他们转而接受了两周的短期延期。
参议院最早可在周五通过一致同意程序通过这项短期延期法案。
“我们努力的目标是精准平衡，既要确保我们拥有保护美国人安全的必要工具，又要保障宪法权利，确保过去《外国情报监控法》的滥用行为不再发生，”约翰逊周五凌晨说道。
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假设所有议员都到场投票，约翰逊在程序性投票中最多只能容忍两名共和党议员倒戈。尽管许多民主党人支持无附加条件的《外国情报监控法》重新授权法案，但约翰逊无法指望他们在程序性投票中给予支持，因为民主党通常会按党派立场投票。
特朗普政府辩称，必须续签这项监听权力以防止本土遭遇潜在恐怖袭击，在与伊朗冲突之际让该项目到期将是鲁莽之举。
“风险非常高，”中央情报局局长约翰·拉特克利夫在访问国会山期间告诉福克斯新闻，他当时正努力争取共和党持不同意见者支持无附加条件的延期。
参谋长联席会议主席丹·凯恩将军致信国会山办公室（该信件被福克斯新闻数字频道获取），强调了该监控工具对国家安全的重要性。特朗普也在Truth Social上公开呼吁共和党人“团结起来”支持他提出的无附加条件延期方案。
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众议院共和党领导层和特朗普政府游说无附加条件延期《外国情报监控法》、不加入改革条款的做法，在部分保守派人士中难以获得支持。尽管开展了高调的施压运动，共和党隐私鹰派仍坚持要求加入搜查令要求，他们认为这能更好地保护美国公民的数据。
“我们理解并同意总统的观点，即我们需要第702条授权来追捕境外的坏人，”得克萨斯州共和党众议员奇普·罗伊告诉记者。“我们正在为更强的保护措施而斗争，无论是本届政府还是未来政府，以确保公民得到保护。”
“那些呼吁在《外国情报监控法》框架内进行改革的人，我们说到做到，这不是我们会回避的事情，”科罗拉多州共和党众议员劳伦·博伯特周四说道。
“人们总是威胁说，如果我们不续签第702条，就会发生非常糟糕的事情，会有人死亡，”博伯特继续说道。“但有成千上万的人为第四修正案献出了生命，我将继续站出来保护所有美国公民的第四修正案权利。”
科罗拉多州共和党众议员劳伦·博伯特2024年5月17日在华盛顿离开国会山度周末时与记者交谈。(凯文·迪特施/盖蒂图片社)
周五凌晨，民主党人也抨击这项妥协协议是最后一刻仓促起草的，并认为已被否决的《外国情报监控法》协议中包含的搜查令要求实际上形同虚设。
“这只是说他们可以申请搜查令，而不是必须申请，他们可以申请搜查令，”马里兰州民主党众议员杰米·拉斯金在谈到联邦调查局时说道。“换句话说，这项规定毫无意义，它只是让我们回到了原点。”
尽管有大量共和党持不同意见者，但支持无附加条件延期第702条项目的共和党议员人数少于此前围绕该监控法的立法斗争时期。
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俄亥俄州共和党众议员吉姆·乔丹是《外国情报监控法》的怀疑论者，他支持直接重新授权，称国会在2024年已对该项目进行了六十多项改革。
“2026年不是2024年，短期无附加条件延期《外国情报监控法》第702条对于我们当前面临的局势来说是可以接受的结果，”乔丹周二说道。
众议院共和党领导层辩称，防止《外国情报监控法》项目授权失效没有其他选择。
“这是国家安全的必要工具，”约翰逊周三告诉福克斯新闻。“我们不能让它到期，我们也不会让它到期。”
福克斯新闻的凯利·费尔斯对本文亦有贡献。
House punts Trump spy powers extension after conservatives block deal, forcing end-of-month showdown
April 17, 2026 3:20am EDT / Fox News
Congress will have to act by April 30 to prevent a lapse in the Section 702 authority
By Adam Pack, Fox News
House Republicans scrambling to prevent FISA Section 702 from expiring
Fox News chief congressional correspondent Chad Pergram reports on where efforts to renew FISA Section 702 stand on ‘Special Report.’
President Donald Trump’s push to extend the government’s controversial warrantless surveillance powers suffered a minor setback early Friday morning after a group of conservative lawmakers rejected a compromise deal that would have extended the program for five years while incorporating some minor reforms intended to appease GOP privacy hawks.
Shortly before 2 a.m. Friday, the House of Representatives approved a two-week extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), giving lawmakers until April 30 to reach a deal.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., voiced confidence that his conference can come to an agreement by the end of the month.
“We were very close tonight. There’s some nuances with the language and some questions that need to be answered and we’ll get it done. The extension allows us the time to do that,” he said.
JOHNSON FACES GOP REVOLT OVER WARRANTLESS SURVEILLANCE POWERS AHEAD OF KEY VOTE
President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters after signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House Tuesday, March 31, 2026, in Washington.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
The short-term FISA extension came together after House GOP leadership was forced to scrap an initial 18-month extension of the program due to opposition from conservatives, who want more privacy guardrails added to the program.
GOP privacy hawks also shot down a compromise agreement that would have extended the surveillance law until 2031 while adding more stringent criminal penalties for violations of FISA searches.
The Section 702 authority allows the government to spy on foreign nationals abroad even when those communications involve Americans. Both conservatives and progressives have pushed for a requirement that would force officials to obtain a warrant before reviewing Americans’ data.
House GOP leadership had been racing this week to renew the surveillance law before the April 20 deadline. When their desired approach ran into conservative opposition on the House floor, they settled for a two-week extension.
The Senate could pass the short-term extension by unanimous consent as early as Friday.
“What we’re trying to do is thread the needle of ensuring that we have this essential tool to keep Americans safe but also safeguard constitutional rights and making sure that the abuses of FISA in the past are no longer possible,” Johnson said early Friday morning.
House Speaker Mike Johnson attends a news conference following a House Republican Conference meeting at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 13, 2026, in Washington, D.C.(Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
The speaker could spare just two GOP defections during the test votes assuming all members are present and voting. Though many Democrats were supportive of a clean FISA reauthorization bill, Johnson could not count on their support during the procedural votes because they typically vote along party lines.
The Trump administration has argued the spying authority must be renewed to prevent potential terrorist attacks on the homeland and that it would be reckless to let the program lapse amid conflict with Iran.
“There’s a lot at stake,” CIA Director John Ratcliffe told Fox News during a visit to Capitol Hill in an effort to sell GOP holdouts on a clean extension.
Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Dan Caine sent a letter, obtained by Fox News Digital, to Capitol Hill offices touting the surveillance tool’s importance for national security. Trump also publicly urged Republicans to “UNIFY” behind his desired approach of a clean extension on Truth Social.
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House GOP leadership’s and the Trump administration’s lobbying for a clean FISA extension absent reforms proved to be a tough sell among some conservatives. Despite the high-profile pressure campaign, GOP privacy hawks remained insistent on including a warrant requirement, which they argued would better protect Americans’ data.
“We understand and agree with the president that we need 702 authority to go after bad guys abroad,” Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, told reporters. “We’re fighting for greater protections, whether it’s this administration or future administrations to ensure citizens have protections.”
“The folks who are saying we want these reforms within FISA, we mean what we say, and that’s not something that we’re going to sidestep,” Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., said Thursday.
“We’re always threatened … that something very bad is going to happen, people will die if we don’t reauthorize 702,” Boebert continued. “But many men and women, thousands have died for the Fourth Amendment, and I’m going to continue to stand up and protect that Fourth Amendment right for all American citizens.”
Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., speaks with reporters as she leaves the U.S. Capitol for the weekend on May 17, 2024, in Washington, D.C.(Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
Democrats also slammed the compromise deal early Friday morning for being drafted at the eleventh hour and argued the warrant requirement included in the since-rejected FISA deal is effectively toothless.
“This simply says they may seek a warrant. They don’t have to. They may seek a warrant,” Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., said, referring to the FBI. “In other words, this provision is meaningless. It just returns us to exactly where we were.”
Despite a swath of GOP holdouts, fewer Republicans opposed a clean extension of the 702 program than during previous legislative fights over the spying law.
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Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, a FISA skeptic, backed a straight reauthorization, citing more than five dozen reforms that Congress made to the program in 2024.
“2026 is not 2024 and a short-term clean extension of the 702 part of FISA law is an acceptable outcome for the situation that we find ourselves in,” Jordan said Tuesday.
House GOP leadership argued that failure is not an option in preventing a reauthorization lapse for the FISA program.
“This is an essential tool for national security,” Johnson told Fox News on Wednesday. “We cannot allow it to expire, and we won’t.”
Fox News’ Kelly Phares contributed to this report.