H.R. 7901
Government Surveillance Reform Act of 2026
Sponsor: Warren Davidson
5 cosponsors
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I Protections for United States persons whose communications are collected under section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978
II Fourth Amendment is Not For Sale Act
III Additional reforms relating to activities under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978
IV Reforms related to surveillance conducted for foreign intelligence purposes other than under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978
No officer or employee of the Federal Government may intentionally acquire, for the purpose of acquiring foreign intelligence information, any communication as to which the sender and all intended recipients are known to be located in the United States at the time of acquisition or the time of communication, regardless of whether such acquisition occurs inside or outside the United States, except—
(1) as authorized under section 105 or 304 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1805, 1824); or
(2) if—
(A) the officer or employee has a reasonable belief that—
(i) an emergency exists involving the imminent threat of death or serious bodily harm; and
(ii) in order to prevent or mitigate this threat, the acquisition must be conducted before an authorization pursuant to the provisions of law cited in paragraph (1) can, with due diligence, be obtained; and
(B) not later than 14 days after the acquisition, a description of the acquisition is provided to the congressional intelligence committees.
V Independent oversight
VI Reforms to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986
VII Protection of car data from Federal warrantless searches
VIII Intelligence transparency
IX Severability and limited delays in implementation