HR8470-119

In Committee

Surveillance Accountability Act

119th Congress Introduced Apr 23, 2026

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, Surveillance Accountability Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services. The main policy domain is Technology, Criminal Justice, Labor.

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 HEC3C44CBCB9640D8B6597FCD7C81632A: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Surveillance Accountability Act.
  • Section H5EABBCFF3A22480CB3B98FEC9A3A307E: 2. Warrant requirement for searches Chapter 205 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 3119.Searches to...
  • Section HDED5F86BDFE14B96BF6DA81DDE89F636: 3119. Searches to accord with the Fourth Amendment Except as provided in subsection (b), no search may be conducted without a warrant issued by a neutral and...
  • Section H0F0F632487FF4644AE306B5FF0BC6846: 3. Right of action for violations of Fourth Amendment rights The Revised Statutes are amended by inserting after section 1979 the following: 1979A.Deprivation...
  • Section HEBE5EBDBA996438A894B54317BB3F4AF: 1979A. Deprivation of Fourth Amendment rights Every person, including a Federal employee, who, under color of any statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, Surveillance Accountability Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.

Key Policy Areas

Technology, Criminal Justice, Labor

Primary Purpose

This bill, Surveillance Accountability Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.

Policy Domains

Technology Criminal Justice Labor

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • technology companies and users of digital services
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technology companies and users of digital services: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • technology companies and users of digital services
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federal implementing agencies: ,
technology companies and users of digital services: ,

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Apr 23, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Apr 23, 2026

Introduced in House

Apr 23, 2026

Mr. Massie (for himself and Ms. Boebert) introduced the following …

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
Technology Criminal Justice Labor
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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