Kate Santaliz

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Speaker Johnson at the Capitol on April 14. Photo: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images

The House voted overnight to extend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act for two weeks after a bloc of 20 Republicans derailed a longer-term renewal.

Why it matters: The revolt is a significant setback for House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and the White House, who both pushed for a clean long-term extension of the surveillance authority.

The House agreed by unanimous consent to extend FISA until April 30 after a group of Republicans blocked attempts to pass five-year and 18-month renewals of the program.

The short-term patch was a last-resort option for GOP leadership, who couldn't muscle the longer extension despite an aggressive whip effort.

The program is set to lapse Monday.

Driving the news: Johnson was trying to pass a five-year extension of the national security tool with reforms after…