Cybersecurity & Privacy — 2026-03-18

FISA Section 702 Faces April 20 Sunset; Bipartisan Reform Bill Introduced

Section 702 sunsets April 20 with just 12 House session days remaining. Sens. Wyden and Lee introduced the Government Surveillance Reform Act requiring warrants for backdoor searches of Americans' communications and banning warrantless data broker purchases. Trump's push to attach the SAVE Act to reauthorization adds another obstacle.

Analysis
IC Brief tracked Cotton pushing an 18-month clean extension while Wyden-Lee propose comprehensive reform. The April 20 deadline creates a collision between surveillance hawks citing Iran war necessity and reformers citing domestic privacy concerns.