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A bill to extend section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 for 18 months.

To extend section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 for 18 months.

Introduced Apr 16, 2026

Latest action (Apr 16, 2026) Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence.

Referred to
Intelligence (Select) Committee
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security
Issues
DefenseForeign Policy

Summary

This bill extends Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 for 18 months. Section 702 provides legal authority for certain foreign intelligence surveillance activities conducted by U.S. intelligence agencies, particularly targeting non-U.S. persons outside the United States. The bill amends the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to change the expiration date of Section 702 authority to October 20, 2027. It also makes conforming amendments to update references to the new expiration date. This extension prevents a lapse in the surveillance authorities that Section 702 authorizes.

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Sponsor (1)
1 cosponsor

Actions (2)
  1. Apr 16, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence. · senate
  2. Apr 16, 2026 Introduced in Senate

Similar bills (6)

Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.

  • S 4344 — A bill to extend section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 for 3 years. · Introduced May 13, 2026 · Cong. 119 98%
  • S 4444 — A bill to amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 through May 21, 2026, and for other purposes. · Introduced Apr 30, 2026 · Cong. 119 89%
  • S 4760 — A bill to amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and for other purposes. · Introduced Jun 11, 2026 · Cong. 119 88%
  • S 4764 — A bill to amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and for other purposes. · Introduced Jun 11, 2026 · Cong. 119 86%
  • S 4465 — A bill to amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and for other purposes. · Became Law Apr 30, 2026 · Cong. 119 85%
  • HR 9238 — To amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and for other purposes. · Passed House Jun 11, 2026 · Cong. 119 83%

Full text

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

April 16 (legislative day, April 14), 2026

Mr. Grassley (for himself and Mr. Cotton) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence

A BILL

To extend section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 for 18 months.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF SECTION 702 AUTHORITY FOR 18 MONTHS.

(a) Effective Dates.—Section 403(b) of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-261; 122 Stat. 2474) is amended—

(1) in paragraph (1) (50 U.S.C. 1881 note), by striking “two years after the date of enactment of the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act” and inserting “on October 20, 2027”; and

(2) in paragraph (2) (18 U.S.C. 2511 note), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “two years after the date of enactment of the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act” and inserting “on October 20, 2027”.

(b) Conforming Amendment.—Section 404(b)(1) of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-261; 122 Stat. 2476), is amended, in the heading, by striking “two years after the date of enactment of the reforming intelligence and securing america act” and inserting “October 20, 2027”; <all>

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