Government Surveillance Reform Act of 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
The bill expands a appropriation, procurement, definition change provision: 2, expands a appropriation, reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 101, and expands a appropriation, compliance mandate, procurement provision: 103. It relies on compliance mandates, reporting requirements, appropriations, and definition changes. The main policy areas are Defense, Environment, Transportation, and Technology.
Who Benefits and How
The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.
Who Bears the Burden and How
No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.
Key Provisions
- Expands a appropriation, procurement, definition change provision: 2.
- Expands a appropriation, reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 101.
- Expands a appropriation, compliance mandate, procurement provision: 103.
- Adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 104. Data retention limits for information collected under section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Title VII of the Foreign Intelligence...
- Adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 710. Data retention limits The Attorney General shall develop, and the heads of the elements of the intelligence community shall implement, procedures governing...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill expands a appropriation, procurement, definition change provision: 2, expands a appropriation, reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 101, and expands a appropriation, compliance mandate, procurement provision: 103.
Key Policy Areas
Defense, Environment, Transportation, Technology
Primary Purpose
The bill expands a appropriation, procurement, definition change provision: 2, expands a appropriation, reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 101, and expands a appropriation, compliance mandate, procurement provision: 103.
Policy Domains
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeRead twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in Senate
Mr. Wyden (for himself, Mr. Lee, Ms. Warren, and Ms. …
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
any retrieval of covered vehicle data, regardless of— whether the data is obtained as the information is being produced or from digital storage
any retrieval of covered vehicle data, regardless of— whether the data is obtained as the information is being produced or from digital storage
a query— using a term associated with 1 or more covered persons
a violation of this Act, the Government Surveillance Reform Act of 2026, or Executive Order 12333 (50 U.S.C. 3001 note
the court established under section 103(a)
a violation of this Act, the Government Surveillance Reform Act of 2026, or Executive Order 12333 (50 U.S.C. 3001 note
a query that is conducted— using a term associated with 1 or more covered persons
a provider of electronic communication service, a provider of remote computing service, or a provider of an interactive computer service (as defined in section 230(f) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 230(f)))
information derived or otherwise calculated from the transmission or reception of a radio signal that reveals the approximate or actual geographic location of a customer, subscriber, user, or device
to obtain by purchasing, to receive in connection with services being provided for monetary or nonmonetary consideration, or to otherwise obtain in exchange for consideration, including an access fee, service fee, maintenance fee, or licensing fee
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