The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to block the reauthorization of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which was set to expire on April 19, following intense debate and pressure from both political parties.

Former President Donald Trump publicly opposed the bill, urging lawmakers to “kill” it. His message appeared to sway enough House Republicans, as 19 of them joined 209 Democrats to defeat the legislation that would have renewed Section 702 of FISA.

“KILL FISA, IT WAS ILLEGALLY USED AGAINST ME, AND MANY OTHERS. THEY SPIED ON MY CAMPAIGN!!!” Trump posted on Truth Social before the vote.

Speaker Mike Johnson, ahead of the critical vote, underscored the urgent need for FISA reforms. He raised concerns about potential abuses, including politicized FBI queries and misuse of intelligence resources, referencing past controversies like the “Russia hoax debacle” and reliance on the Steele dossier, as reported by the New York Post.

“We’re enacting sweeping changes — 50 reforms, 56 to be exact — to the program … that will stop the abuse of politicized FBI queries and prevent another Russia hoax debacle, among many other important reforms,” Speaker Johnson stated.

“No more Steele dossier, no more intelligence community reliance on fake news reports to obtain a FISA order, no more collusion,” he added. “It’s critical we address these abuses because we can’t afford to lose Section 702 of FISA. It’s a critically important piece of our intelligence and law enforcement in this country.”