HR8178-119

In Committee

Protecting Americans from Unauthorized Surveillance Act

119th Congress Introduced Apr 2, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, Protecting Americans from Unauthorized Surveillance Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Criminal Justice, Environment.

Who Benefits and How

federal agencies and legislative administrators 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 may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HCDF7C47AE1524AE8B67D28989767F0BE: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Americans from Unauthorized Surveillance Act.
  • Section H303C379C73434BC8B9DD97EAA1A5B302: 2. FISA Oversight Office Title I of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 is amended by adding at the end the following: 113.FISA Oversight Office...
  • Section HBABADFFA96124434A58B1E02DFB3BAE2: 113. FISA Oversight Office There is established an office, to be known as the FISA Oversight Office, within the Department of Justice (hereinafter in this...
  • Section HCB93E0DFC9A7467290E5FEDB47E05E91: 3. Requirement for Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to appoint amicus curiae Section 103(i) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, Protecting Americans from Unauthorized Surveillance Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Criminal Justice, Environment

Primary Purpose

This bill, Protecting Americans from Unauthorized Surveillance Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Criminal Justice Environment

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
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Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
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Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Apr 2, 2026

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition …

Apr 2, 2026

Introduced in House

Apr 2, 2026

Mr. Lieu introduced the following bill; which was referred to …

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?

Domains
Government Operations Criminal Justice Environment
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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