The future of an amendment long championed by privacy hawks is uncertain after House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) quashed the possibility of including it in legislation to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
Rep. Warren Davidson (R-OH), who sits on the House Judiciary Committee, had pushed to incorporate the “Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act” in broader legislation to reauthorize Section 702, a powerful government spy tool. Davidson’s bill would force federal agencies to obtain a court order to purchase commercially owned data of U.S. citizens, such as their online activity and location information.
However, the current legislation to reauthorize Section 702 of FISA is headed for a floor vote this week and does not include Davidson’s amendment. Instead, the House is set to vote on the Not For Sale Act
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