S4998Referred to Committee
A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to prohibit the use of authorities under such Act to surveil United States persons and to prohibit the use of information acquired under such Act in any criminal, civil, or administrative proceeding or as part of any criminal, civil, or administrative investigation.
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2026-07-15
Introduced
0
Cosponsors
S
ⓘType
Sponsor
Rand Paul
Republican · KY · Senator
Votes with party: 67.0% (817 recorded votes)
Top industries funding sponsor:
- Conservative Groups$473k
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Cosponsors (0)
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Committee Activity
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- Senate Committee on the JudiciaryReferred To · 2026-07-15
Plain-English Summary
The government would be banned from using special surveillance powers designed for foreign intelligence gathering to monitor American citizens, and any information collected through these powers could not be used as evidence in any court case or investigation. This would significantly restrict law enforcement and intelligence agencies' ability to use these surveillance tools domestically, even when investigating crimes or national security threats involving U.S. persons. The change would apply to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which currently allows some domestic surveillance under certain circumstances.
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