Bill · S. 4342· Senate(119-S-4342)
A bill to extend section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 for 18 months.
- Introduced
- 4/16/2026
- Last activity
- 4/16/2026 — Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence.
- Sponsored by
- Chuck Grassley
- Cosponsors
- - 1 - 0
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill seeks to extend section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978. The extension would last for a period of 18 months. It accomplishes this by amending specific paragraphs within the FISA Amendments Act of 2008. The amendment sets a new date of October 20, 2027, for these provisions.
Yes
Does this tighten control of the border?+5
The extension of Section 702 provides intelligence-gathering authorities that can assist in national security and border-related intelligence.
Does this better protect the country from computer attacks?+5
Extending Section 702 maintains intelligence tools used to identify and defend against foreign cyber threats.
The opposite
Does this protect people from being watched or searched?-5
The extension of Section 702 continues surveillance authorities that impact individual privacy expectations.
Does this give the government more power to monitor people inside the country?-5
The bill extends authorities that allow for the collection of communications which can involve the monitoring of individuals within the country.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Extension of existing authority: The bill extends section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 for 18 months, which maintains the current authority as outlined in Section 1(a).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts are explicitly stated in the provided text: The text provided focuses solely on the technical amendments required to extend the expiration dates to October 20, 2027.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Privacy Rights-5
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Border Security+5
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Improves Cybersecurity Defense+5Increases Domestic Surveillance-5
- 4/16/2026
- Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
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Tom CottonRepublican · Arkansas