Surveillance reform legislation in Congress has been delayed once again as House Republicans are stymied by infighting. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) remains in a tight spot as lawmakers attempt to strike a balance between protecting national security without violating Constitutional rights.

The latest hiccup occurred when a faction of GOP lawmakers staged something of a revolt, further impeding progress on reforming Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).

Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., was forced to backpedal on holding a House vote on renewing and revising a key surveillance tool of the U.S. government after a bloc of GOP lawmakers threatened a mutiny, Fox News Digital has learned.

The House Rules Committee had been partially through considering a bill to renew Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) when Johnson’s spokesperson announced that a planned House-wide vote would not happen this week as expected.

The Rules panel, which had to approve the bill before it hit the House floor, abruptly called off the rest of its session with no explanation.

"Instead of playing the game through Rules and regular order, Intel decided to take their ball and go home, walking away from the negotiated text and amendment plan without any understanding of why," one source said.

Three more sources close to the Intelligence Committee challenged that narrative to Fox News Digital, saying the bill text was changed over the weekend without their consent or the consent of the House Judiciary Committee, which also worked on the bill.

The current standoff leaves the future of FISA’s renewal hanging in the balance.

The dispute centers on an amendment put forth by Rep. Warren Davidson (R-OH) aimed at reining in the government’s surveillance practices. The amendment, which was criticized for not being “germane” to the negotiated text, would require federal agencies to obtain a warrant before accessing third-party-owned communication and location data of American citizens.

One source told Fox News Digital that Davidson’s amendment “totally screws FISA, the text that was added totally screws FISA in terms of its ability to be a national security tool.”

The battle over FISA reform has been going on since late last year. House Freedom Caucus Chair Bob Good (R-VA) highlighted the importance of protecting privacy rights during a Tuesday press conference. “At the end of the day, we’ve got to make sure that our government can’t keep spying on US citizens without a warrant,” he said.

“Simply put, anonymous bureaucrats have abused this tool that was intended for supporting surveillance of threats to spy on American citizens, but conservatives are fighting for strict reforms to this law.”

Section 702 was set to expire at the end of 2023. But Congress passed a three-month extension because House Republicans were unable to reach an agreement on competing legislative packages from the Intelligence and Judiciary committees.

The stalemate has kicked the can further down the road as lawmakers grapple with the best way to approach the issue of government surveillance. Meanwhile, Americans still live under the possibility that federal agencies could spy on citizens without first obtaining a warrant. FISA has been abused several times by the FBI and other agencies, which makes the problem even more urgent. It is clear that the debate over surveillance is far from over. But what is not certain is whether House Republicans will implement a solution that prevents the government from violating privacy rights.