Contact Congress about S. 3893: SAFE Act

The bill would keep Section 702 surveillance alive until 2028, but put tighter limits on searches involving Americans. Agencies would need more court orders, records, audits, and reports before using certain messages or personal data.

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SAFE Act is a Senate bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Latest action on S. 3893: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Who this affects: This bill mainly affects Americans whose messages, location data, or other personal information may appear in government databases or data broker records. It also affects the FBI, intelligence agencies, law enforcement agencies, online service providers, telecom companies, data brokers, and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. These groups would face clearer rules, more paperwork, more court review, or new limits on what data they can share or use.

Why this matters: The bill matters because the government can collect or buy large amounts of digital data, and some of it can involve Americans. The SAFE Act would keep foreign intelligence tools in place, but make agencies clear more legal steps before using sensitive U.S. person information. Its real effect would depend on how agencies follow the rules and how courts read the new standards.

Key provisions in S. 3893

• The Justice Department must check covered FBI searches of Section 702 data every 180 days. It must send full, unredacted audit results to the intelligence and judiciary committees in Congress.
• The FBI must train staff and require written facts before covered searches. Sensitive searches, such as searches involving public officials, journalists, or religious groups, need prior approval and must be logged.
• Officials usually could not read Americans' message content found in covered Section 702 searches. They would need a court order, emergency approval, consent, or a narrow cybersecurity or safety exception.
• The government could not use a foreign target as a backdoor way to target Americans. The bill says no purpose of Section 702 collection can be to target U.S. people or people inside the United States.
• Section 702 and other FISA Title VII powers would last until April 20, 2028. Some recent expansions of who counts as an electronic communication service provider would expire sooner.

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Questions people ask about S. 3893

What is S. 3893?

The bill would keep Section 702 surveillance alive until 2028, but put tighter limits on searches involving Americans. Agencies would need more court orders, records, audits, and reports before using certain messages or personal data.

How do I support or oppose S. 3893?

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Who should I contact about S. 3893?

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