S 4998 119th Congress Senate

A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to prohibit the use of authorities under such Act to surveil United States persons and to prohibit the use of information acquired…

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A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to prohibit the use of authorities under such Act to surveil United States persons and to prohibit the use of information acquired under such Act in any criminal, civil, or administrative proceeding or as part of any criminal, civil, or administrative investigation.

Introduced: July 15, 2026 Introduced by: Paul, Rand Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Jul 15, 2026

Introduced in Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4998: A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to prohibit the use of authorities under such Act to surveil United States persons and to prohibit the use of information acquired under such Act in any criminal, civil, or administrative proceeding or as part of any criminal, civil, or administrative investigation.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4998/

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"S. 4998: A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to prohibit the use of authorities under such Act to surveil United States persons and to prohibit the use of information acquired under such Act in any criminal, civil, or administrative proceeding or as part of any criminal, civil, or administrative investigation.." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4998/.

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S. 4998, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4998/.

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[S. 4998: A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to prohibit the use of authorities under such Act to surveil United States persons and to prohibit the use of information acquired under such Act in any criminal, civil, or administrative proceeding or as part of any criminal, civil, or administrative investigation.](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4998/)