Congress Moves to Tighten Spy Program Rules Again

House lawmakers introduced H.R. 8035 in early 2025, proposing new restrictions on FISA, the government's surveillance authority. This comes just months after Congress renewed a key part of the program (Section 702) in April 2024. The quick follow-up suggests lawmakers remain unsure whether the earlier safeguards—which limited how the FBI can search intercepted communications—go far enough. Worth flagging: if trust in intelligence agencies keeps eroding, Congress may need to revisit these rules repeatedly, creating ongoing uncertainty for how surveillance actually works.