Government extends surveillance power through April 2026.
H.R. 8322 — To amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 through April 30, 2026, and for other purposes. · Filed by Austin Scott (R-GA) · Introduced Apr 16, 2026 · Signed
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What it does
This bill extends the government's power to collect foreign communications. It covers people outside the U.S. without a warrant first. The power lasts until April 30, 2026. Then Congress must decide whether to keep it.
Who it affects
The bill affects how the government collects foreign intelligence. It does not change privacy rules for U.S. citizens.
One thing to notice
The bill extends surveillance authority without adding new privacy rules. Congress will decide again about this power in 2026.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Apr 16, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Apr 16, 2026 — Referred to House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and House Committee on the Judiciary · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent…”
- Apr 17, 2026 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Committee on Intelligence (Permanent) discharged”
- Apr 17, 2026 — Passed the Senate · Congress.gov: “Passed/agreed to in Senate: Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed…”
- Apr 17, 2026 — Passed both chambers · Congress.gov: “On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H2955)”
- Apr 17, 2026 — Sent to president · Congress.gov: “Presented to President”
- Apr 18, 2026 — Signed into law · Congress.gov: “Became Public Law No: 119-84”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- warrant — A court order that gives permission to search or listen.
- surveillance — Watching or listening to people or their communications.
- foreign intelligence — Information about other countries that helps keep a country safe.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,006 characters) on Jul 9, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,206 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-17.
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