Protect Liberty and End Warrantless Surveillance Act of 2026
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, Protect Liberty and End Warrantless Surveillance Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services. The main policy domain is Technology, Criminal Justice, Government Operations.
Who Benefits and How
technology companies and users of digital services may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, technology companies and users of digital services may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section HE356E477430C41E9B768F2F384B73C69: 1. Short title; table of contents This Act may be cited as the Protect Liberty and End Warrantless Surveillance Act of 2026. The table of contents for this Act...
- Section HB39A1893E5144B889A1666C0EA767295: 2. Amendments to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is...
- Section H91BCEF2C56D2485CA4B4F84C40785B99: 101. Prohibition on warrantless queries for the communications of United States persons Section 702(f) (50 U.S.C. 1881a(f)) is amended by inserting after...
- Section H36694C3A0FA74B31AF6463094B22E395: 102. Sunset of changes to definition of electronic communication service provider Effective on December 31, 2026, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of...
- Section H97F18706629640BEAED5907659E7D75E: 103. Limitation on directives under Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 relating to certain electronic communication service providers Section 702(i)...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, Protect Liberty and End Warrantless Surveillance Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.
Key Policy Areas
Technology, Criminal Justice, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
This bill, Protect Liberty and End Warrantless Surveillance Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- technology companies and users of digital services
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- technology companies and users of digital services
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition …
Introduced in House
Mr. Biggs of Arizona (for himself, Mr. Crane, and Mr. …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "federal_implementing_agencies"
- → Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
a query that— is conducted using 1 or more terms associated with 1 or more covered persons, including personally identifiable information
a person who— is not a governmental entity
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