Protect Liberty and End Warrantless Surveillance Act of 2026

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Introduced 2026-03-05Topic: technology privacy · civil rights · criminal justice

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This bill changes the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). It would bar federal officials from searching data collected under Section 702 for information about Americans without a court order or warrant, with exceptions for consent, emergencies, and certain cybersecurity searches. It would require the FISA court to appoint outside advisers (amici curiae) in more cases and give them more access to records, and it would extend Section 702 authority until April 20, 2028. It would also bar law enforcement and intelligence agencies from buying Americans' phone, internet, and location records from data brokers, and would make FISA the only legal way to collect certain records of Americans for foreign intelligence purposes.

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Date	Chamber	Action	Status effect
2026-03-05	House	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	refer
2026-03-05	House	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	refer
2026-03-05		Introduced in House	introduce
2026-03-05		Introduced in House	introduce

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