washington senate panel tuesday approve legislation renew national security agency internet surveillance program lawmakers push compete measure seek end ability search data americans without warrant compete plan likely complicate congressional renewal law know section 702 foreign intelligence surveillance act due expire end year trump administration support permanent renewal program without change senate intelligence committee vote 12-3 advance legislation renew section 702 dec. 31 2025. panel vote privately mean immediately share bill text common practice committee senators richard burr mark warner panel republican democratic leaders say statement bill would protect national security improve privacy protections americans add transparency requirements target three vote come democrats include senator ron wyden author alternative measure u.s. intelligence officials value section 702 call vital tool fight national cyber security threats help protect american ally allow u.s. intelligence agencies eavesdrop store vast amount digital communications foreign suspect live outside unite state panel unanimously adopt amendment warner require federal bureau investigation send query make u.s. data foreign intelligence surveillance court accord source familiar vote court would two days review query legality source say privacy advocate blast bill say contain enough safeguard complain version bill leak might even expand u.s. government surveillance power fourteen senators introduce legislation would require nsa obtain warrant query data americans internet surveillance program effort lead wyden republican rand paul would reform aspects warrantless program surveillance program classify detail expose 2013 former nsa contractor edward snowden also incidentally scoop communications americans include communicate foreign target live overseas communications subject search without warrant include fbi usa right act author wyden paul would end practice measure introduce support 40 civil society group include american civil liberties union freedomworks companion bill introduce house representatives would renew section 702 four years additional transparency oversight provision make easy individuals raise legal challenge law expand oversight jurisdiction privacy civil liberties oversight board government watchdog early month bipartisan group house introduce separate legislation add privacy protections section 702 include partially restrict fbi ability access u.s. data investigate crime privacy group criticize plan narrow senate diverge renewal internet spy law