Lawmakers will have another 10 days to negotiate reforms to a key intelligence-gathering authority after the Senate passed a short-term extension unanimously by a voice vote on Friday.
After a contentious and long night of failed negotiations over a longer extension among House Republicans, lawmakers settled for the stopgap to continue their conversations. Some conservative hardliners are looking to add privacy guardrails, as other Republicans, including leadership, look for a cleaner extension.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune told reporters on Friday that while Senate leadership has “some openness” to reforming Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, it “kind of looks like” the Senate will take the lead on a longer-term reauthorization. Thune moved to put a three-year extension on the Senate’s calendar.