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

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

Sec. 802. Enhanced annual reports by Director of National Intelligence

(a) In general. Subsection (b) of section 603 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1873(b)) is amended—

(1) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking the semicolon and inserting ; and;

(2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (7) as paragraphs (6) through (10), respectively;

(3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:

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(3) a description of the subject matter of each of the certifications provided under section 702(h);

(4) statistics revealing the number of persons and identifiers targeted under section 702(a), disaggregated by certification under which the person or identifier was targeted;

(5) the total number of directives issued pursuant to section 702(i)(1), disaggregated by each type of electronic communication service provider described in each of the subparagraphs of section 701(b)(4);

; and

(4) by adding at the end the following:

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(11)

(A) the total number of disseminated intelligence reports derived from collection pursuant to section 702 containing the identities of United States persons regardless of whether the identities of the United States persons were openly included or masked;

(B) the total number of disseminated intelligence reports derived from collection pursuant to section 702 containing the identities of United States persons in which the identities of the United States persons were masked;

(C) the total number of disseminated intelligence reports derived from collection outside the authorities provided by this Act containing the identities of United States persons in which the identities of the United States persons were masked;

(D) the total number of disseminated intelligence reports derived from collection pursuant to section 702 containing the identities of United States persons in which the identities of the United States persons were openly included; and

(E) the total number of disseminated intelligence reports derived from collection outside the authorities provided by this Act containing the identities of United States persons in which the identities of the United States persons were openly included;

(12)

(A) the number of queries conducted in an effort to find communications or information of or about a covered person that required a warrant pursuant to section 302 of the Government Surveillance Reform Act of 2026; and

(B) the number of queries conducted in an effort to find communications or information of or about a covered person that did not require a warrant pursuant to section 302 of the Government Surveillance Reform Act of 2026; and

(13) the number of criminal proceedings in which the Federal Government or a government of a State or political subdivision thereof entered into evidence or otherwise used or disclosed in a criminal proceeding any information obtained or derived from an acquisition conducted for foreign intelligence purposes outside the authorities provided by this Act, regardless of whether such acquisition occurred inside or outside the United States.

(b) Repeal of nonapplicability to Federal Bureau of Investigation of certain requirements. Subsection (d) of such section is amended—

(1) by striking paragraph (2); and

(2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).

(c) Conforming amendment. Subsection (d)(1) of such section is amended by striking paragraphs (3), (5), or (6) and inserting paragraph (6), (8), or (9).

IX Severability and limited delays in implementation