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A bill to extend section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 for 3 years.

S. 4344 To extend section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 for 3 years.

Introduced Apr 17, 2026

Latest action (May 13, 2026) Cloture motion on the motion to proceed withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate. (CR S2249)

Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security
Issues
DefenseForeign Policy

Summary

This bill extends the authority granted under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act for three additional years. Section 702 currently authorizes surveillance of foreign intelligence targets. The bill amends the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to change the expiration date of this authority from its previously scheduled expiration to April 20, 2029. This extension allows continued federal surveillance activities under Section 702 for an additional three-year period.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
1 cosponsor

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Tom Cotton’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • NULL $80,461
  • APOLLO MANAGEMENT $25,600
  • APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT $19,800
  • BRODIE GENERATIONAL CAPITAL PARTNERS $13,200
  • APOLLO $11,600

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Tom Cotton → · Outside spending →

Actions (6)
  1. May 13, 2026 Cloture motion on the motion to proceed withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate. (CR S2249) · senate
  2. Apr 23, 2026 Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S2249) · senate
  3. Apr 23, 2026 Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. · senate
  4. Apr 20, 2026 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 373. · senate
  5. Apr 17, 2026 Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. · senate
  6. Apr 17, 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 4342 — A bill to extend section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 for 18 months. · Introduced Apr 16, 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 87%
  • 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 87%
  • 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 85%

Full text

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

April 17 (legislative day, April 14), 2026

Mr. Cotton (for himself and Mr. Grassley) introduced the following bill; which was read the first time

April 20, 2026

Read the second time and placed on the calendar

A BILL

To extend section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 for 3 years.

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 3 YEARS.

(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 “April 20, 2029”; 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 “April 20, 2029”.

(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 “April 20, 2029”. Calendar No. 373

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

S. 4344

A BILL

To extend section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 for 3 years.

April 20, 2026

Read the second time and placed on the calendar

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