HR-8035 — To amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 through October 20, 2027, and for other purposes.

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A surveillance power that can catch messages you send abroad would run through October 2027.

Civil Liberties

Protection from warrantless foreign surveillance — powers extended through October 2027

Section 702 lets agencies collect messages of foreigners abroad without a warrant for each person. That power was set to end in spring 2026; this bill would run it to October 20, 2027.

Protection for Americans' messages — swept up when contacting foreign targets

The program aims at foreigners. But your calls and emails can be picked up when you talk with a target. Agents can later search that stored data for details about you.

Hard stop when surveillance powers expire — existing orders keep running

This bill keeps rules that already exist. Any surveillance order in place on the end date stays good until that order runs out. So collection would not all stop at once.

Transparency & Accountability

Forced congressional re-vote on surveillance powers — pushed to October 2027

The expiration date forces Congress to vote again to keep the power. Moving it from spring 2026 to October 20, 2027 delays that debate by about 18 months.

More about this bill

If you email someone abroad who is a U.S. surveillance target, agents can collect those messages without a warrant. This bill would extend that power through October 20, 2027. It was otherwise set to expire in the spring of 2026. The power, called Section 702, targets foreigners outside the United States. Americans' messages get pulled in too when they talk with those targets. Agents can then search the stored data for details about Americans. The bill would also keep rules that let existing surveillance orders run past that end date.

Congressional Summary

This bill extends the authorities of Title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) until October 20, 2027. The bill also extends certain transition procedures that become effective in the event that the authorities of Title VII expire. Under these transition procedures, any order, authorization, or directive in effect when Title VII expires continues in effect until the expiration date of such order, authorization, or directive.Title VII of FISA generally addresses electronic surveillance and other methods of acquiring foreign intelligence information that are directed at targets outside the United States. Title VII includes surveillance under Section 702, which concerns acquiring communications of non-U.S. persons believed to be outside the United States to obtain foreign intelligence information. Information about U.S. persons may incidentally be acquired by this type of surveillance and subsequently queried (searched) under certain circumstances.For additional information seeCRS In Focus, IF11451 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA); andCRS Report, R48592 FISA Section 702 and the 2024 Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act.

Details

Congress: 119th
Chamber: House
Status: summarized
Action: Introduced in House
Action Date: 2026-03-24
Date Added: 2026-04-14
Source: Congress.gov →

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