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A bill to extend section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 for 3 years.

Sponsored by Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] (R-AR)Introduced April 17, 2026Read full text ↗

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4344 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)]

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Calendar No. 373 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4344

To extend section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 for 3 years.

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

April 17 (legislative day, April 14), 2026

Mr. Cotton (for himself and Mr. Grassley) introduced the following bill; which was read the first time

April 20, 2026

Read the second time and placed on the calendar

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A BILL

To extend section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 for 3 years.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF SECTION 702 AUTHORITY FOR 3 YEARS.

(a) Effective Dates.--Section 403(b) of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-261; 122 Stat. 2474) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1) (50 U.S.C. 1881 note), by striking ``two years after the date of enactment of the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act'' and inserting ``April 20, 2029''; and (2) in paragraph (2) (18 U.S.C. 2511 note), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ``two years after the date of enactment of the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act'' and inserting ``April 20, 2029''. (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 404(b)(1) of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-261; 122 Stat. 2476), is amended, in the heading, by striking ``two years after the date of enactment of the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act'' and inserting ``April 20, 2029''. Calendar No. 373

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

S. 4344

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A BILL

To extend section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 for 3 years.

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April 20, 2026

Read the second time and placed on the calendar

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