Sponsor
Thomas Bryant Cotton
Senator · R-AR
Senator · R-AR
The bill trades a short-term prevention of operational disruption for a brief continuation of existing surveillance authorities, postponing review or reform of privacy-affecting practices.
Federal agencies and national security programs can continue FISA Title VII counterintelligence collection for one week, avoiding an abrupt lapse that could disrupt ongoing operations.
Federal employees and government contractors that rely on current surveillance authorities get brief legal and operational continuity, reducing immediate uncertainty for agency activities and contract work.
Taxpayers face continued application of existing interception rules that civil liberties advocates argue permit broad collection, so current surveillance practices remain unchanged even if problematic.
The one-week extension delays judicial or legislative scrutiny that could lead to stronger privacy protections for Americans, postponing possible reforms or oversight.
Based on analysis of 1 section of legislative text.
Moves two statutory note repeal dates tied to FISA Title VII from June 12, 2026 to June 19, 2026.
Official title: Amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and for other purposes.
Introduced June 11, 2026 by Thomas Bryant Cotton · Last progress June 11, 2026
Changes two statutory note repeal dates tied to Title VII authorities in the FISA Amendments Act of 2008, moving each citation from June 12, 2026 to June 19, 2026. The change is purely a date adjustment in statutory notes and does not alter the substance of the underlying authorities or definitions; the amendments take effect on the earlier of enactment or June 11, 2026.