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S. 4465 · Armed Forces and National Security
A bill 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.
Introduced Apr 30, 2026 · Became law
What does this mean?

This bill keeps alive a government surveillance power that's set to expire, pushing its deadline to June 12, 2026. That power lets U.S. intelligence agencies collect the communications—emails, calls, texts—of foreigners located outside the U.S. who are believed to have useful information about threats to national security, without needing an individual warrant for each target. The catch is that when Americans communicate with those foreign targets, their messages can get swept up too, and agencies can later search through that collected information for a specific American's communications under certain rules. If you're a U.S. citizen, this mainly matters if your calls or emails cross paths with someone overseas who's being monitored; otherwise, this bill doesn't change anything about your day-to-day life, it simply continues an existing surveillance authority rather than creating a new one.

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Bill Lifecycle
Real action history from Congress.gov — where this bill is in the process, and every recorded step along the way.
Introduced in Senate
Apr 30, 2026
Passed House
Apr 30, 2026
Passed Senate
Apr 30, 2026
Received in House
Apr 30, 2026
Presented to President
Apr 30, 2026
Signed by President
Apr 30, 2026
Became Law
Apr 30, 2026
Full action history (15)
Apr 30, 2026Became Public Law No: 119-87.
Apr 30, 2026Signed by President.
Apr 30, 2026Presented to President.
Apr 30, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Apr 30, 2026On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 261 - 111 (Roll no. 155). (text: CR H3322)
Apr 30, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 261 - 111 (Roll no. 155). (text: CR H3322)
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