Will not vote to reauthorize Section 702 of FISA unless the bill includes reforms that improve accountability and protect privacy.

I cannot vote for a FISA Section 702 reauthorization bill that does not include reforms to improve accountability and balance privacy concerns with our national security priorities.

Commits to opposing FISA Section 702 reauthorization bills that lack accountability and privacy reforms.

McClellan Statement on FISA Reauthorization Vote | Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan
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Congress.gov shows H.R. 7888 became Public Law No. 118-49 and summarizes reforms that tightened Section 702 querying, including FBI supervisor/attorney approval, limits on politically sensitive queries, audits, and DOJ Inspector General reporting.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The enacted bill included the kinds of accountability and privacy reforms the claim said were required.

delivered same_term A for effort

H.R.7888 - 118th Congress (2023-2024): Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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Roll Call 119 on H.R. 7888 passed 273-147, and the House Clerk vote list records Jennifer McClellan (VA) as voting Aye.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): McClellan voted for the reauthorization bill after reforms were included.

delivered same_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
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“Section 403(b) of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 ... is further amended— ... by striking ‘June 12, 2026’ and inserting ‘July 2, 2026’”

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): H.R. 9238 was a short-term extension of Title VII authorities, not a reform bill; this sets the condition for judging McClellan’s vote.

delivered later_term A for effort

BILLS-119hr9238cdh.pdf
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“Roll Call 221 | Bill Number: H. R. 9238 ... Status: Failed ... McClellan | McClellan | Democratic | VA | Nay”

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): McClellan voted Nay on the short-term Section 702/Title VII extension, consistent with refusing to support reauthorization absent reforms.

delivered later_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
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McClellan | McClellan | Democratic | VA | Nay

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The official passage vote records McClellan opposing S. 1318, the Section 702 reauthorization vehicle. This additional later-term vote supports compliance with her conditional voting commitment; it predates the lookback window.

delivered later_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
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I voted no because the bill fails to provide critical measures to stop the widespread surveillance of Americans’ private communications data

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): McClellan explicitly attributed her opposition to inadequate privacy protections, connecting the recorded vote to her commitment. This historical evidence adds her stated rationale; no material development was located for October 18–20, 2026.

delivered later_term A for effort

McClellan Statement on Vote on FISA Reauthorization | Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan
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