Tom Cotton (R-AR)
A bill to 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.
A Republican bill with no cosponsors
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill proposes to amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008. Its primary purpose is to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978. It changes the repeal date from June 12, 2026, to June 19, 2026.
Yes
- Scored +4
Does this give the government more power to monitor people inside the country?
Extends the legal authority for surveillance under FISA Title VII.
- Scored +3
Does this give the federal government more power?
Maintains federal intelligence and surveillance authority.
- Scored +2
Does this put more money into stopping terrorism?
Extends intelligence gathering capabilities which are used for counter-terrorism.
The opposite
- Scored -5
Does this protect people from being watched or searched?
Extends government surveillance powers, negatively impacting individual privacy rights.
- Scored -3
Does this give people more control over their personal data?
Extension of surveillance authorities generally reduces privacy protections.
- Scored -2
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?
Continuing secret surveillance authorities often runs counter to government transparency.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Extension of Authorities: Section 1(a) extends the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, which maintains existing intelligence gathering capabilities.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Extension of Surveillance: Section 1(a) delays the repeal date of title VII authorities, meaning these surveillance powers remain in effect until June 19, 2026.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Does this give the government more power to monitor people inside the country? — Extends the legal authority for surveillance under FISA Title VII. Does this put more money into stopping terrorism? — Extends intelligence gathering capabilities which are used for counter-terrorism.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this give the federal government more power? — Maintains federal intelligence and surveillance authority. Does this protect people from being watched or searched? — Extends government surveillance powers, negatively impacting individual privacy rights. Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see? — Continuing secret surveillance authorities often runs counter to government transparency.
- Education And Technology
- Does this give people more control over their personal data? — Extension of surveillance authorities generally reduces privacy protections.
- 6/11/2026
- Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence.
- Introduced in Senate
3 bills Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
- 119-HR-9115: To 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.
- 119-HR-9238: To 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.
- 119-S-4764: A bill to 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.