H.R. 7901

Government Surveillance Reform Act of 2026

Sponsor: Warren Davidson

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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

Sec. 103. Prohibition on reverse targeting of United States persons and persons located in the United States

Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1881a), as amended by section 101, is further amended—

(1) in subsection (b)—

(A) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (7); and

(B) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:

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(6) may not intentionally target a person reasonably believed to be located outside the United States if a significant purpose of such acquisition is to acquire the information of one or more particular, known covered persons, unless—

(A)

(i) there is a reasonable belief that an emergency exists involving an imminent threat of death or serious bodily harm to such covered persons;

(ii) the information is sought for the purpose of assisting that covered persons; and

(iii) not later than 14 days after the targeting, a description of the targeting is provided to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and the appropriate committees of Congress; or

(B) the covered persons have provided consent to the targeting, or if such persons are incapable of providing consent, a third party legally authorized to consent on behalf of such covered person has provided consent;

(2) in subsection (d)(1), by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:

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(A) ensure that—

(i) any acquisition authorized under subsection (a) is limited to targeting persons reasonably believed to be non-United States persons located outside the United States; and

(ii) except as provided in subsection (b)(6), it is not a significant purpose of an acquisition to acquire the information of one or more particular, known covered persons; and

(3) in subsection (h)(2)(A)(i), by amending subclause (I) to read as follows:

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(I) ensure that—

(aa) an acquisition authorized under subsection (a) is limited to targeting persons reasonably believed to be non-United States persons located outside the United States; and

(bb) except as provided in subsection (b)(6), it is not a significant purpose of an acquisition to acquire the information of one or more particular, known covered persons; and

; and

(4) in subsection (j)(2)(B), by amending clause (i) to read as follows:

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(i) ensure that—

(I) an acquisition authorized under subsection (a) is limited to targeting persons reasonably believed to be non-United States persons located outside the United States; and

(II) except as provided in subsection (b)(6), it is not a significant purpose of an acquisition to acquire the information of one or more particular, known covered persons; and

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

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