The House on Thursday passed a short-term extension of a key surveillance power, sending it to the White House just hours before it is set to expire at midnight.
The bill, which would extend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act through June 12, passed amid bitter disagreements over a longer-term extension.
The Senate passed the short-term extension via voice vote hardly an hour before the House took it up under suspension of the rules, which requires a two-thirds majority. The final tally was 261-111.
