Government Surveillance Reform Act of 2026

Sponsor: Warren Davidson (Republican-OH)March 12, 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.

Requires warrants for federal agents to search Americans' data collected under surveillance programs.

This bill would make it harder for federal agents to search through information collected about Americans under a foreign intelligence surveillance program (Section 702) by generally requiring a warrant. It would also stop federal law enforcement from buying personal data from data brokers and add new privacy protections for car data and online activities. These changes aim to increase privacy and transparency in government surveillance.

What Would Change

Currently, federal agencies can search some collected foreign intelligence data for U.S. person information without a specific warrant. They can also purchase certain personal data from data brokers. This bill would generally require a warrant for such searches. It would also ban federal law enforcement from buying personal data from data brokers, significantly increasing privacy protections for Americans.

Key Provisions

Requires federal agents to get a warrant before searching communications collected under Section 702 of FISA if the search is for a U.S. person.
Bans federal law enforcement agencies from buying personal data, such as location information or web browsing history, from data brokers.
Requires federal agents to get a warrant to access location information, web browsing records, and search query records from online service providers.
Limits intelligence agencies to keeping certain information about U.S. persons for no more than 5 years, unless needed for specific legal reasons.
Requires federal agents to get a warrant to access data from noncommercial vehicles, like diagnostic or navigation data.

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HR 7901 · 119th Congress · March 12, 2026 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 5/10

Government Surveillance Reform Act of 2026

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