Administration has not applied to secret court for 90-day extensionUSA Freedom Act fails in early hours after long Senate sessionSenators reject bill to scrap NSA bulk collection Related: USA Freedom Act fails as senators reject bill to scrap NSA bulk collection Even as the Senate remains at an impasse over the future of US domestic surveillance powers, the National Security Agency will be legally unable to collect US phone records in bulk by the time Congress returns from its Memorial Day vacation.