U.S. Surveillance Tool Section 702 Expires for the First Time

The House voted down an extension of Section 702 on June 11, 2026, allowing a key surveillance authority to lapse on June 13 — its first expiration since 2008. Disagreement between House, Senate, and White House over how to reform it caused the rejection. Current spy operations can continue, but no new ones can start, leaving gaps in urgent foreign intelligence gathering.