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H.R. 7816 119th Congress House

Protect Liberty and End Warrantless Surveillance Act of 2026

Official title: To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to implement reforms, to amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent law enforcement and intellig… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to implement reforms, to amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent law enforcement and intelligence agencies from obtaining certain commercially available information, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 5, 2026 Introduced by: Andy Biggs Republican · Arizona See on congress.gov
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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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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.

 Related & companion bills 2
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Lobbying activity 15

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • SCHAERR JAFFE LLP
    for PROJECT FOR PRIVACY AND SURVEILLANCE ACCOUNTABILITY, INC. · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • DEMAND PROGRESS ACTION, INC
    for DEMAND PROGRESS ACTION, INC · Maryland · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC
    for MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • RELX INC.
    for RELX INC · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • GOODLATTE GROUP, LLC F.K.A. ROBERT GOODLATTE
    for PROJECT FOR PRIVACY AND SURVEILLANCE ACCOUNTABILITY, INC. · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • SCHAERR JAFFE LLP
    for PROJECT FOR PRIVACY AND SURVEILLANCE ACCOUNTABILITY, INC. · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7816: Protect Liberty and End Warrantless Surveillance Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7816/
MLA
"H.R. 7816: Protect Liberty and End Warrantless Surveillance Act of 2026." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7816/.
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H.R. 7816, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7816/.
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[H.R. 7816: Protect Liberty and End Warrantless Surveillance Act of 2026](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7816/)
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