House Approves FISA Extension, Budget Framework For DHS Funding

The Republican-controlled House passed two major measures Wednesday, advancing both a key foreign surveillance program and a budget framework tied to immigration enforcement funding. The votes came after hours of internal GOP disputes that briefly stalled action on the House floor.

Lawmakers voted 235-191 to extend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, a surveillance authority set to expire this week. The program allows U.S. intelligence agencies to collect communications of foreign targets located outside the country, NBC News reported.

In a separate vote, the House approved a Senate-passed budget resolution by a narrow 215-211 margin. The measure is expected to begin the process of securing long-term funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Border Patrol.