The House rushed to hold an overnight vote early Friday to renew a controversial surveillance program used by U.S. intelligence agencies that is set to expire April 20. Republican leaders unveiled a new proposal that would extend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act for five years with modifications.

Section 702 permits the CIA, National Security Agency, FBI and other agencies to collect and analyze overseas communications without a warrant. The program can incidentally sweep up communications involving Americans who interact with foreign targets, raising privacy concerns among lawmakers.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries indicated Thursday he is prepared to oppose an extension without new privacy protections, suggesting Democratic resistance to the proposal. The modified plan represents a departure from the clean renewal that President Trump had demanded and Speaker Mike Johnson had previously supported.

Democrats criticized the rushed process ahead of the expected vote. "Does anybody actually know what the hell is in this thing?" Massachusetts Rep. Jim McGovern said after the proposal was unveiled late Thursday.

Speaker Johnson acknowledged the competing concerns surrounding the program. "We want to make sure that we have this very important tool for national security, but we also do it in a way that jealously guards constitutional rights," Johnson said Thursday.

The legislation must still pass the Senate if approved by the House. Intelligence officials have warned about national security risks if the program expires, while civil liberties advocates continue to raise constitutional concerns about warrantless surveillance that can affect American citizens' communications.