A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to improve transparency, and for other purposes.

Ron Wyden

Democrat · OR · Senator

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No cosponsors on record. Bills can pass without cosponsors — this often means the sponsor introduced the bill alone, either because it's a messaging bill, a chairman's mark, or simply early in the legislative cycle.

Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence.

2026-06-10

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The legislation would require the government to be more transparent about how it conducts secret surveillance on Americans and foreigners under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, likely by releasing more information about the number of people monitored and how the surveillance programs operate. The changes would affect intelligence agencies like the FBI and NSA, as well as the public's ability to understand what these agencies are doing, though specific details about what transparency measures are included would depend on the bill's full text.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4740 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4740 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to improve transparency, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 10, 2026 Mr. Wyden introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to improve transparency, 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 14 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall, in consultation with the Attorney General, 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. REPORTS TO CONGRESS ON SENSITIVE QUERIES. Section 702(f)(3) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1881a(f)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(E) Reports to congress.--Not less frequently than once each year, the Attorney General shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress an annual report on the number of-- ``(i) requests to conduct sensitive queries in the year covered by the report; ``(ii) requests to conduct sensitive queries that were approved and denied in the year covered by the report; and ``(iii) sensitive queries conducted in the year covered by the report, with such numbers disaggregated by the subclause of subparagraph (D)(ii) under which the requests were made or the sensitive queries were conducted.''. SEC. 3. DECLASSIFICATION OF SIGNIFICANT DECISIONS, ORDERS, AND OPINIONS. Section 602 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1872) is amended by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following: ``(a) Declassification Required.-- ``(1) In general.--Subject to subsection (b), the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the Attorney General, shall-- ``(A) conduct a declassification review of each decision, order, or opinion issued by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court or the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review (as defined in section 601(e)) that is described in paragraph (2); ``(B) consistent with that review, make publicly available to the greatest extent practicable each such decision, order, or opinion; and ``(C) complete the declassification review required by subparagraph (A) and public release of each such decision, order, or opinion pursuant to subparagraph (B) by not later than 180 days after the date on which the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court or the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review issues such decision, order, or opinion. ``(2) Decision, order, or opinion described.--A decision, order, or opinion issued by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court or the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review that is described in this paragraph is any such decision, order, or opinion issued before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act that-- ``(A) includes a significant construction or interpretation of any provision of law, including any novel or significant construction or interpretation of any term; ``(B) involves a sensitive investigative matter (as defined in section 103(i)(12)); or ``(C) has been nominated for a declassification review by an amicus curiae appointed by the court. ``(3) Definition of sensitive investigative matter.--In this subsection, the term `sensitive investigative matter' means-- ``(A)…

an investigative matter involving the activities of-- ``(i) a domestic public official or political candidate, or an individual serving on the staff of such an official or candidate; ``(ii) a domestic religious or political organization, or a known or suspected United States person prominent in such an organization; or ``(iii) the domestic news media; or ``(B) any other investigative matter involving a domestic entity or a known or suspected United States person that, in the judgment of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court or the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review, is similarly as sensitive as an investigative matter described in subparagraph (A).''. SEC. 4. REPORTS ON VIOLATIONS OF LAW OR EXECUTIVE ORDER. Section 511 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3110) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(c) Public Availability.-- ``(1) In general.--The Director of National Intelligence shall make each report submitted under subsection (a) available to the public on an internet website, with such redactions as may be necessary to protect sources and methods. ``(2) Retroactive report publication.--With respect to a report submitted under subsection (a) prior to the date of the enactment of this paragraph, such report shall be made publicly available pursuant to paragraph (1) by not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this paragraph. ``(d) Department of Justice Report.--The Attorney General shall, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a version of the report described in subsection (a) that addresses violations of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.).''. SEC. 5. TRANSPARENCY RELATED TO UNITED STATES PERSON QUERIES OUTSIDE OF THE FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE ACT (FISA). Section 603(b) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (50 U.S.C. 1873) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (6)(C) by striking ``; and'' and inserting a semicolon; (2) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ``(8) a good faith estimate of the number of United States person search terms and queries, by each element of the intelligence community, used to retrieve information acquired pursuant to Executive Order 12333 (50 U.S.C. 3001 note; relating to United States intelligence activities), or successor order, outside of this Act.''. SEC. 6. FIVE-WEEK EXTENSION OF SECTION 702 OF THE FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE ACT. (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 ``June 12, 2026'' and inserting ``July 17, 2026''; and (2) in paragraph (2) (18 U.S.C. 2511 note), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ``June 12, 2026'' and inserting ``July 17, 2026''. (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall take effect on the earlier of the date of the enactment of this Act or June 11, 2026. <all>

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