Protect Liberty and End Warrantless Surveillance Act of 2026
This bill, titled the Protect Liberty and End Warrantless Surveillance Act of 2026, reforms the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and adds protections for data brokers to limit how law enforcement and intelligence agencies can access personal information. The legislation prohibits warrantless queries of communications belonging to U.S. persons, requires court orders before accessing certain data from third-party providers, and mandates greater transparency in surveillance directives. It also expands the role of independent advocates in surveillance court proceedings and restricts the use of illegally obtained data from data brokers in legal proceedings.
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Mar 2026
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Introduced Mar 5, 2026
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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Mar 5, 2026
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1 primary · 7 co-sponsors
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