President Biden signs RISAA, reauthorizing Section 702 for two years

President Biden signed the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act (RISAA, H.R. 7888) into law, reauthorizing Section 702 for two years through April 2026. The House passed the bill 273-147; a tied 212-212 vote defeated an amendment that would have added a warrant requirement for backdoor searches of Americans' communications. RISAA included compliance reforms requiring FBI agents to obtain attorney or supervisory approval before conducting U.S.-person queries, but it did not add a judicial warrant requirement. The two-year sunset set the stage for the April 2026 reauthorization fight.