Fourth Amendment Restoration Act
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Fourth Amendment Restoration Act
This bill limits surveillance conducted for foreign intelligence purposes.
Specifically, the bill repeals provisions authorizing without a court order various types of searches and surveillance for foreign intelligence purposes, including electronic surveillance and access to business records.
An officer of the U.S. government must obtain a warrant for certain search and surveillance activities against a U.S. citizen, including (1) conducting electronic surveillance, (2) conducting physical searches of property under a U.S. citizen's exclusive control, or (3) targeting a U.S. citizen to acquire foreign intelligence information. The bill provides for criminal penalties for a person who knowingly violates these requirements or otherwise obtains such information under color of law without statutory authorization.
Information about a U.S. citizen acquired under Executive Order 12333 (relating to intelligence gathering) or during surveillance of a non-U.S. citizen shall not be used against the U.S. citizen in any civil, criminal, or administrative proceeding or investigation.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8173: Fourth Amendment Restoration Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8173/
"H.R. 8173: Fourth Amendment Restoration Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8173/.
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