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| https://www.wyden.senate.gov/news/press-releases/wyden-slams-cobbled-together-house-surveillance-bill- | Wyden Slams Cobbled-Together House Surveillance Bill | 2017-12-20 | 2017 | 2017-12 | Democrat | House | OR | Ron Wyden | W000779 | www.wyden.senate.gov | legacy | Rushed House FISA 702 Bill Sacrifices Americans Rights, Extends Warrantless Surveillance Without Meaningful Reforms Wednesday, December 20, 2017 Washington, D.C. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., slammed the latest House bill to extend warrantless surveillance under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, in a statement issued today. This bill is an eleventh-hour attempt to sneak an unchecked warrantless surveillance program through Congress. This kind of rushed, secretive process is exactly the wrong way to write laws governing important national security programs, Wyden said. The legislation posted late yesterday is a clear step backward for Americans rights. It does nothing to check the warrantless backdoor searches of Americans communications. The bill also fails to codify the current prohibition on abouts collection, in which communications entirely among innocent Americans can be swept up if they reference a targets email address. Finally, the bill fails to include the key reforms in the bipartisan, bicameral USA RIGHTS Act, such as a meaningful prohibition on reverse targeting of Americans and a prohibition on collection of communications known to be entirely domestic. ### Press Contact Contact: Keith Chu, 202.224.3789 | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |