Last night, House Republican leadership decided not to go ahead with votes on the two FISA reauthorization bills. Instead, they’re now planning to attach an extension to the must-pass NDAA — effectively extending FISA until 2025.* See this letter from dozens of civil rights and racial justice groups opposing extending FISA in the NDAA for why that’s a bad idea.
Fortunately, there’s enough opposition to FISA extension in both parties that there’s still a chance to stop it. Here’s how you can help.
- Contact your Senators TODAY and with a simple ask: “DO NOT put 702 in the NDAA.”
- Once you’ve done that, contact your representative with the same ask: “DO NOT put 702 in the NDAA.”
You can either call the Congressional switchboard at (202) 224-3121 or use the Senate and House directories to look up your legislators’ contact info.
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* technically, the extension is for four months, until April 2024. But the FISA court approves cerfifications for a year, so any surveillance approved in early 2024 will continue until 2025.
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