July 21, 2020–Senators Patrick Leahy and Mike Lee sent a letter to the Attorney General and the Director of National Intelligence requesting that they confirm the termination of certain federal surveillance programs that Congress has failed to reauthorize and provide detailed explanations for the continuation of similar activities under other questionable legal authorities.
These requests mirror those included in a letter Due Process Institute, Defending Rights & Dissent, Demand Progress, and FreedomWorks urging that Congress receive similar information before reauthorizing key provisions of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.