[cnn-photo-caption image= http://i.l.cnn.net/cnn/2008/POLITICS/02/28/bush/art.bush.presser.cnn.jpg caption=" President Bush is calling on Congress to take action on some key legislation."](CNN) - President Bush on Thursday urged Congress to vote on an update to the terrorist surveillance bill, which allows the intelligence community to conduct surveillance on foreigners without a warrant.
A temporary update to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act expired more than a week ago.
"The law expired, the threat to America didn't expire," the president told reporters.