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H.R. 8470 119th Congress House

Surveillance Accountability Act

Official title: To amend title 18, United States Code, to ensure that all searches that significantly impinge on the privacy or security of a person require a warrant based on… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 18, United States Code, to ensure that all searches that significantly impinge on the privacy or security of a person require a warrant based on probable cause, to provide a right of action for violations of Fourth Amendment rights, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 23, 2026 Introduced by: Thomas Massie Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement
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Apr 23, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Boebert, Lauren
Colorado · Apr 23, 2026
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8470: Surveillance Accountability Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8470/
MLA
"H.R. 8470: Surveillance Accountability Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8470/.
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H.R. 8470, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8470/.
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[H.R. 8470: Surveillance Accountability Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8470/)
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