President Donald Trump's pick to become director of national intelligence reportedly could be approved by the Senate as early as Thursday.

Senate Republicans are moving quickly to confirm Jay Clayton, Trump's nominee to lead the nation's intelligence community, as lawmakers work to break a stalemate over a key surveillance authority that expired last week, Politico reported.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said Monday that Clayton could advance through the Senate Intelligence Committee as soon as Thursday and receive a full Senate confirmation vote the same day if all 100 senators agree to expedite the process.

"He will come out of the committee Thursday, at least hopefully, and then if we get consent, we can move," Thune said.

He added that Democrats "ought to be happy with Clayton," calling him a "good" and "solid" choice.

Clayton, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York and a former chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, has drawn praise from Republicans and some Democrats.

Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, described Clayton as a respected public servant with the temperament needed for the job.

Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., took to X to call Clayton an "outstanding choice."

The nomination follows bipartisan concerns over Trump's selection of Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte to serve as acting director of national intelligence following Tulsi Gabbard’s departure.

Senate Democrats have used those concerns to block efforts to extend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, a surveillance tool intelligence officials say is vital to tracking foreign threats.

The authority expired June 12 after Congress failed to reach a compromise.

Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., the top Democrat on the Intelligence Committee, said he hopes Clayton can be confirmed quickly so lawmakers can focus on restoring the surveillance authority, CBS News reported.

Warner acknowledged that the lapse in Section 702 poses a national security risk.

Trump has meanwhile urged Congress to pair a FISA renewal with election integrity legislation, including the SAVE America Act, which would require proof of citizenship for federal voter registration.

However, Thune suggested that linking the two issues could make reauthorization more difficult.

If confirmed this week, Clayton would take charge of the nation's intelligence apparatus as lawmakers seek to restore surveillance authorities and strengthen national security amid growing global threats.