The U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday morning to renew Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Amendments Act, USA Today reports. In a 256-164 vote, the House extended the program for six years. An alternative bill put forth by Reps. Justin Amash, R-Mich., and Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., was voted down in a 183-233 vote. The alternative bill, which garnered support from liberal and conservative civil liberties lawmakers, would have required that the government get a warrant prior to searching through the data of American citizens when it is collected in relation to the surveillance of foreign citizens. Prior to the vote Thursday morning, President Donald Trump tweeted out two conflicting posts about Section 702, prompting House Democrats to ask for a delay in the House vote. On the House floor, Rep. Ted Poe, R-Texas, said, "Section 702 was written to go after terrorists, but it is being used to go after Americans." 
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