Today, the House introduced an updated USA Freedom Act. Despite its failure to pass last year (a watered-down version did pass the House, but it failed a cloture vote in the Senate), it is still the surveillance bill most likely to pass Congress – though if no bill passes at all, it’s likely Section 215 will simply sunset.
The legislation offers compromise not simply with small steps forward, but by giving a little to each side. For example, in a nod to reformers, the bill would place new restrictions on how the government can use Section 215 of the Patriot Act, which currently permits intelligence agencies to collect virtually all telephone records in America. Section 215 is currently set to sunset on June 1st of 2015, but if the bill passes, Section 215 (among other provisions) would be reauthorized until December 15, 2019.
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