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S 4465 · enacted · major

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.

What this bill does

  • This bill extends the government's authority to conduct electronic surveillance of foreign targets outside the United States until June 2026.
  • The law affects non-U.S. persons abroad, though communications of Americans may be incidentally collected and searched.
  • No new funding or implementation timeline is created; this extends existing surveillance authorities that would otherwise expire.

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  1. 01

    How should lawmakers balance the government's ability to monitor foreign threats abroad against the risk of incidentally collecting Americans' private communications?

  2. 02

    What oversight mechanisms would you want in place to ensure that surveillance of foreign targets doesn't become a backdoor for warrantless searches of U.S. citizens' data?

  3. 03

    Why extend this authority until 2026 specifically rather than require Congress to reauthorize it more frequently to reassess its necessity and effectiveness?

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2026-04-30 · President

    Became Public Law No: 119-87.

  2. 2026-04-30 · BecameLaw

    Became Public Law No: 119-87.

  3. 2026-04-30 · President

    Signed by President.

  4. 2026-04-30 · BecameLaw

    Signed by President.

  5. 2026-04-30 · house · Floor

    Presented to President.

  6. 2026-04-30 · President

    Presented to President.

  7. 2026-04-30 · house · Floor

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  8. 2026-04-30 · house · Floor

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 261 - 111 (Roll no. 155). (text: CR H3322)

  9. 2026-04-30 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 261 - 111 (Roll no. 155). (text: CR H3322)

  10. 2026-04-30 · house · Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 4465.

  11. 2026-04-30 · house · Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3322-3326)

  12. 2026-04-30 · house · Floor

    Mr. Jordan moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

  13. 2026-04-30 · house · Floor

    Held at the desk.

  14. 2026-04-30 · house · Floor

    Received in the House.

  15. 2026-04-30 · senate · Floor

    Message on Senate action sent to the House.

  16. 2026-04-30 · senate · Floor

    Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S2158; text: CR S2158)

  17. 2026-04-30 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Voice Vote.

  18. 2026-04-30 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

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