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.

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-07-15
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Sponsor

Rand Paul
Rand Paul
Republican · KY · Senator
Votes with party: 67.0% (817 recorded votes)
Top industries funding sponsor:
  • Conservative Groups$473k

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

2026-07-15

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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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