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US House Republicans close to extending surveillance act with small reforms, Politico reports

US House Republicans close to extending surveillance act with small reforms, Politico reports

April 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. House Republican ‌leadership is closing ‌in on a Foreign Intelligence ​Surveillance Act (FISA) extension with small reforms, Politico reported on Thursday, ‌citing four ⁠people involved in the talks.

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U.S. President ⁠Donald Trump called upon Republican lawmakers ​on Tuesday ​to ​work together to ‌extend a law that allows American spy agencies to surveil foreigners abroad using data ‌drawn from ​U.S. digital ​infrastructure, ​before the authorization ‌expires next week.

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A ​procedural vote ​is expected at approximately 12:15 a.m. ​Friday.

(Reporting ‌by Akanksha Khushi in ​Bengaluru; Editing by ​Muralikumar Anantharaman)