Overview

• A controversial government surveillance program that allows monitoring of foreign communications is set to expire in December.
• Republicans want to limit the program over concerns about civil liberties and distrust in federal law enforcement.
• The program, known as Section 702, lets agencies collect communications of targeted foreigners abroad, even when Americans are involved.
• Democrats also want to reform the program to protect Americans' privacy.
• Republicans argue that agencies cannot be trusted with Americans' records and should lose access to them.