An amendment to strike the first section after the resolving clause and insert a new paragraph providing for the consideration of H.R. 8035, title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978.
On agreeing to the Scott, Austin amendment (A001) Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 200 - 220 (Roll no. 123).
This is a procedural resolution that sets the rules for how the House of Representatives will debate and vote on a separate bill, H.R. 8035, rather than being the actual policy itself. That underlying bill would extend, through October 20, 2027, the government's legal authority to conduct certain foreign intelligence surveillance — specifically the ability of agencies like the NSA and FBI to collect communications of foreigners overseas (which can sometimes include Americans who communicate with them) without a individualized warrant for each target. If this resolution passes, it doesn't change surveillance law itself, but it clears the path for the House to actually take up and vote on whether to keep that surveillance power in place for several more years.