HR-9238 — 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.

YourVoice.Now Summary

Civil LibertiesTransparency & Accountability

Foreign-surveillance powers that can sweep in Americans' messages would run 20 more days, to July 2, 2026.

Civil Liberties

Protection from warrantless surveillance — powers extended through July 2, 2026

A 1978 law lets the government collect foreign targets' emails and calls without a warrant for each person. Americans' messages can be swept in too, and the bill would keep that going 20 more days.

Transparency & Accountability

Congress's deadline to renew surveillance powers — delayed to July 2, 2026

These surveillance powers shut off on their own unless Congress renews them. The shutoff date would move from June 12 to July 2, 2026, giving Congress 20 more days to decide.

More about this bill

The government can collect emails and calls of foreign targets living overseas, without a warrant for each person. If you write to or call one of those people, your side of the exchange can be picked up too. Those surveillance powers come from a 1978 law, and they were set to end on June 12, 2026. The change here would keep them running until July 2, 2026 — 20 more days. Most people would see no difference in daily life. The extra time was meant to let Congress debate renewing or changing the program. The House voted the bill down on June 11, 2026, by 198 to 218.

Congressional Summary

This bill extends the authorities of Title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) until July 2, 2026. 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, see CRS In Focus, IF11451 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA); and CRS Report, R48592 FISA Section 702 and the 2024 Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act.

Details

Congress: 119th
Chamber: House
Status: summarized
Action: Failed House
Action Date: 2026-06-11
Date Added: 2026-06-13
Source: Congress.gov →

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