The statute lapsed June 12. The collection didn't. Here's what actually has to happen — and when.
Section 702 expired at midnight on June 12 after the House failed to reauthorize under suspension and the Senate failed cloture the next morning. Operationally, nothing stopped: the March 2027 FISC certification is still in force, and DOJ's position is that ongoing collection survives statutory lapse until the cert itself runs out. Two forcing events have now passed; the certification clock is still running. The full vote analysis is in FISA 702 Lapses, the Wires Don't.
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Three forcing events. One operational gap.
Tiles update against today's date. Red = passed. Bronze = within 14 days. Forest = farther out.
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House Window Open
June 23, 2026
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Status
The House is back; reauthorization is procedurally live again.
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Pulte at ODNI
June 19, 2026
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Status
The acting-DNI issue remains the political wedge in the reauthorization fight.
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FISC Cert Expires
March 17, 2027 (est.)
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Days remaining
The actual end of warrantless collection under the executive's workaround.
House Vote · June 11, 2026
Suspension required two-thirds. It got 47.6%.
H.R. 7888 — FISA Section 702 Reauthorization Act, considered under suspension of the rules.
198
Yes
218
No · failed
19
Republicans defected to NO — Freedom Caucus and civil-liberties wing held the line.
7
Democrats crossed to YES — HPSCI ranking member and security-state Dems.
Trigger
Trump named William Pulte — FHFA chair, no IC background — acting DNI on June 9. Republican defectors cited the Pulte nomination, not the statute itself, as the reason for the no vote.
Senate · Motion to Proceed · June 12
47 – 52 · failed
Seven Republicans defected. Hawley, Kennedy, Lee, Paul, Schmitt, Scott, and Tuberville joined almost every Democrat to block cloture; John Fetterman was the lone Democratic yes. The statute lapsed at midnight.