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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.

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

Latest action (Apr 30, 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

The bill extends the authorities of Title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 by three weeks, moving the expiration date from April 30, 2026, to May 21, 2026. The bill also requires the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the Attorney General, to publicly release a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court opinion dated March 17, 2026, regarding Section 702 of FISA by May 12, 2026, with redactions as necessary to protect intelligence sources and methods. The amendments take effect on the earlier of the date of enactment or April 29, 2026.

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)

Actions (2)
  1. Apr 30, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence. · senate
  2. Apr 30, 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 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 93%
  • 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 93%
  • 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 90%
  • HR 8035 — To amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 through October 20, 2027, and for other purposes. · Introduced Apr 17, 2026 · Cong. 119 89%
  • 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 89%
  • 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 89%

Full text

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

April 30, 2026

Mr. Wyden introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence

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.

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

SECTION 1. PUBLIC RELEASE OF FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE COURT OPINION RELATED TO SECTION 702 CERTIFICATIONS.

As soon as practicable, but not later than May 12, 2026, the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the Attorney General, shall publicly release the Memorandum Opinion and Order of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court dated March 17, 2026, regarding section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1881a), with such redactions as may be necessary to protect intelligence sources and methods.

SEC. 2. THREE-WEEK EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES OF TITLE VII OF THE FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE ACT OF 1978.

(a) Extension of Repeal Date of Title VII.—Section 403(b) of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-261) is amended—

(1) in paragraph (1) (50 U.S.C. 1881 note), by striking “April 30, 2026” and inserting “May 21, 2026”; and

(2) in paragraph (2) (18 U.S.C. 2511 note), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “April 30, 2026” and inserting “May 21, 2026”.

(b) Effective Date.—The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the earlier of the date of the enactment of this Act or April 29, 2026. <all>

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