Contact Congress about H.R. 8322: To amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 through April 30, 2026, and for other purposes.

The government could keep using these FISA foreign surveillance powers until April 30, 2026. The bill changes the deadline, updates related wording, and does not expand or shrink the powers themselves.

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To amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 through April 30, 2026, and for other purposes. is signed into law. The latest recorded action: Became Public Law No: 119-84.

Latest action on H.R. 8322: Became Public Law No: 119-84.

Who this affects: This bill mainly affects intelligence agencies that use Title VII surveillance tools for foreign intelligence work. It also affects members of Congress, judges, lawyers, privacy groups, and civil liberties groups that track how these powers are used. For the public, the direct effect is not spelled out in the bill. The real impact depends on how agencies use the existing powers under other laws, court orders, and internal rules.

Why this matters: This bill matters because it keeps important surveillance powers active instead of letting them end sooner. Intelligence agencies use Title VII tools to gather information about foreign threats. Privacy groups worry that these tools can also pick up information about people in the United States, even when they are not the targets. The bill does not settle that debate. It gives Congress a new deadline for the next decision.

Key provisions in H.R. 8322

• Title VII of FISA would now end on April 30, 2026. FISA is the federal law for foreign intelligence surveillance.
• The bill drops the old rule that ended Title VII two years after the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act. It uses one fixed date instead.
• The bill updates the transition rules in the 2008 FISA Amendments Act. Those rules would now point to the new repeal date and the main U.S. Code section for Title VII.
• The bill's changes would start on whichever comes first: the day the bill becomes law or April 19, 2026.
• The bill does not change what Title VII allows. It only changes deadlines and related wording.

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What is H.R. 8322?

The government could keep using these FISA foreign surveillance powers until April 30, 2026. The bill changes the deadline, updates related wording, and does not expand or shrink the powers themselves.

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