S 4738 119th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security

A bill to implement reforms relating to foreign intelligence surveillance authorities, protections relating to warrantless queries for the communications of United States persons, and for other…

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A bill to implement reforms relating to foreign intelligence surveillance authorities, protections relating to warrantless queries for the communications of United States persons, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 10, 2026 Introduced by: Wyden, Ron Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov

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Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence.

Jun 10, 2026

Introduced in Senate

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Bill would reform foreign intelligence surveillance and limit warrantless searches of Americans' communications.

This bill would make changes to how the government conducts foreign intelligence surveillance and would add protections against warrantless searches of communications belonging to U.S. persons. The bill addresses reforms to surveillance authorities and includes other related provisions. The bill was introduced and referred to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, where it awaits further action.

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Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4738: A bill to implement reforms relating to foreign intelligence surveillance authorities, protections relating to warrantless queries for the communications of United States persons, and for other purposes.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4738/

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"S. 4738: A bill to implement reforms relating to foreign intelligence surveillance authorities, protections relating to warrantless queries for the communications of United States persons, and for other purposes.." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4738/.

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S. 4738, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4738/.

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[S. 4738: A bill to implement reforms relating to foreign intelligence surveillance authorities, protections relating to warrantless queries for the communications of United States persons, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4738/)