The House has declined a proposal aimed at barring warrantless surveillance searches by the federal government, dealing a setback to staunch lawmakers advocating for its inclusion in the broader national surveillance law, which is due to expire next week.
The amendment narrowly missed passage in a 212-212 vote on Friday, failing to meet the majority threshold required for its inclusion in the surveillance law. This outcome represents a defeat for hard-right lawmakers who pressed for the amendment's incorporation into the reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, even threatening to block the surveillance law entirely if their demands were not met.
Source: The Washington Examiner
