House conservatives are pushing against the reauthorization of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act unless “significant reforms” are made to rein in the capabilities of the federal government to collect data from U.S. citizens inadvertently. 

The House is set to consider a bill that would reauthorize Section 702 of FISA, a surveillance law that allows the government to collect communications from foreigners who are abroad as a way to investigate possible threats to national security. The federal statute has come under scrutiny because of its ability to sweep in communications from Americans who are in contact with foreigners, prompting some lawmakers to push for a complete overhaul.