The House rejected an extension of Section 702, a powerful surveillance law, in a 198-218 vote. Members immediately departed for a 12-day recess, making renewal before the deadline impossible and likely resulting in a lapse of the surveillance authority — something that would be rare since the law's passage under the Bush administration. This marks a significant moment in Congress's approach to warrantless digital surveillance, as the law has typically been automatically renewed over the past 15+ years.