H.R. 9716 119th Congress House

PRIVACY Act

Official title: To prohibit Federal law enforcement agencies from using or accessing State or local surveillance equipment or data to circumvent warrant requirements, to estab… Show full official titleShow less

Introduced: July 15, 2026 Introduced by: Keith Self Republican · Texas See on congress.gov

Crime and Law Enforcement

Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps

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Became law

Jul 15, 2026

Introduced in House

Jul 15, 2026

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
Oversight and Government Reform Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 3

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)
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)
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY
for AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY · Virginia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
3 filings
SENATE
3 filings

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Cosponsors 7