House passes 45-day FISA extension after senators secure declassification deal

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., speaks during a hearing with Internal Revenue Service Chief Executive Officer Frank Bisignano on April 15, 2026. Wyden worked out a deal with the leaders of the Senate Intelligence Committee that would guarantee the declassification of a secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court opinion within 15 days of Section 702's temporary extension. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

The House voted on Thursday to pass a 45-day extension of a contentious spying power after the Senate rejected a measure sent to the lower chamber last night that would have renewed the authority for three years.

The proposal, a temporary reprieve for Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, was passed 261-111 after Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., worked out a deal with the leaders of the Senate Intelligence Committee that would guarantee the declassification of a secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court opinion within 15 days.

The bill now ...