Support extending Section 702 and backing a three-year reauthorization of the surveillance authority.

Shelley Moore Capito · West Virginia · Republican

policy impact 2.00 specificity 1.00 extraction confidence 95%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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Evidence

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The House failed to pass a short-term extension of Section 702, and the article says efforts in both chambers to pass a three-year extension had failed, with the law then lapsing.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Most recent lookback-window sign. The broader long-term reauthorization effort did not succeed, which cuts against the three-year portion of the claim. This is the strongest current indicator that the promise was not fully delivered.

never same_term A for effort

US House blocks extension of powerful surveillance law
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 92%

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unverified · Source version 32330 · locator unknown

The Senate reauthorized Section 702 just after the provision expired, keeping the surveillance authority alive.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): This supports the 'support extending Section 702' part of the claim, but the article does not establish a three-year reauthorization. It shows the extension happened, but not at the requested duration.

partial same_term A for effort

Senate passes reauthorization of key surveillance authorities
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 83%

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unverified · Source version 32331 · locator unknown

The House approved the surveillance bill and said it would extend the program for two years, not the full five-year authorization first proposed.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): This confirms that the enacted reauthorization was only two years, not three. It supports a partial match to the claim and shows why the three-year wording is not fully delivered.

partial same_term A for effort

House passes reauthorization of US spy program after GOP upheaval
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 89%

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It’s been about three months and three days since Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act has expired and not been reauthorized by Congress.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Most recent lookback-window evidence: a Senate office statement says Section 702 remained expired and not reauthorized as of September 15, 2026.

unresolved same_term

Cornyn Questions FBI Director on FISA Section 702 Expiration
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%

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Jay Clayton was sworn in as the nation’s ninth Director of National Intelligence, following confirmation by the United States Senate last week.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The DNI leadership issue cited as a blocker was resolved before the current lookback window, but Section 702 still was not reauthorized afterward.

unresolved same_term

Jay Clayton Sworn In As Director Of National Intelligence – Office of the Director of National Intelligence – Office of the Director of National Intelligence
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 84%

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confirm this Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act for the next three years, with the reforms that they demanded that are in there

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Capito publicly urged a three-year FISA/Section 702 reauthorization, documenting effort aligned with the promise even though enactment did not follow.

partial same_term A for effort

Senate Republican on FISA holdup: ‘Stop playing the politics’
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

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Status: Failed

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The House failed to pass a June 2026 bill to extend Title VII/FISA authorities, reinforcing that the later reauthorization effort did not get enacted.

never same_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 91%

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To extend section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 for 3 years.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): An official Senate bill existed for the specific three-year extension, but it was only placed on the Senate calendar rather than enacted.

unresolved same_term A for effort

S. 4344 (PCS) - To extend section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 for 3 years. - BILLS-119s4344pcs | Content Details | GovInfo
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 88%

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by striking “April 19, 2024” and inserting “two years after the date of enactment of the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act”

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Congress enacted a Section 702 extension during Capito’s term, but the statutory duration was two years, not the promised three years.

partial same_term

PLAW-118publ49.pdf
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 93%

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Vote Result: Motion to Proceed Rejected

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The Senate rejected the motion to proceed on the House message for S. 1318, blocking that reauthorization path.

unresolved same_term A for effort

U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 119th Congress - 2nd Session
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%

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Capito (R-WV), Yea

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Capito voted yes on proceeding to the House message for S. 1318, documenting concrete support for the reauthorization effort even though the motion failed.

partial same_term A for effort

U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 119th Congress - 2nd Session
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 95%

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unverified · Source version 75977 · locator unknown

by striking “April 30, 2026” and inserting “June 12, 2026”

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Congress enacted only a short-term extension to June 12, 2026, not the three-year reauthorization described in the commitment.

partial same_term

PLAW-119publ87.pdf
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%

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S. 4344.-- To extend section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 for 3 years. Ordered placed on the calendar Apr. 20, 2026.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Latest lookback-window official calendar still lists the specific three-year Section 702 bill as only placed on the calendar, not enacted, so the three-year component remains unresolved.

unresolved same_term A for effort

House Calendars for October 9, 2026 - 119th Congress, 2nd Session-HISTORY OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS - SENATE BILLS
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 96%

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by striking ``April 30, 2026'' and inserting ``June 12, 2026'';

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Congress enacted a short-term Title VII/FISA extension during Capito's Senate term, supporting partial delivery of extending Section 702 but not the promised three-year reauthorization.

partial same_term

Public Law 119-87
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%

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Assessments

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): partial. same_term

Capito could claim credit for supporting reauthorization of Section 702, and Congress did renew the authority during her term. But the enacted renewal was for two years, not the specific three-year reauthorization described in the promise. Because the surveillance authority was extended but not in the promised form, this is better scored as partial rather than full delivery.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.4 · confidence 90%