U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
SB4998: Fourth Amendment Restoration and Protection Act of 2026
Status: In committee, July 15, 2026
A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to prohibit the use of authorities under such Act to surveil United States persons and to prohibit the use of information acquired under such Act in any criminal, civil, or administrative proceeding or as part of any criminal, civil, or administrative investigation.
What the bill says
To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to prohibit the use of authorities under such Act to surveil United States persons and to prohibit the use of information acquired under such Act in any criminal, civil, or administrative proceeding or as part of any criminal, civil, or administrative investigation.
From the introduced text, July 15, 2026:
A BILL To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to prohibit the use of authorities under such Act to surveil United States persons and to prohibit the use of information acquired under such Act in any criminal, civil, or administrative proceeding or as part of any criminal, civil, or administrative investigation. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fourth Amendment Restoration and Protection Act of 2026 . SECTION 2. Limitation on authorities in Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (a) Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (1) In general The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 ( 50 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: IX Limitations SECTION 901. Limitations on authorities to surveil United States persons and on use of information concerning United States persons (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Pen register and trap and trace device The terms pen register and trap and trace device have the meanings given such terms in section 3127 of title 18, United States Code. (2) United States person The term United States person has the meaning given such term in section 101. (3) Derived Information or evidence is derived from an acquisition when the Government would not have originally possessed the information or evidence but for that acquisition, …
Sponsors
- Paul, Rand (R) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- : Introduced in Senate
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Common questions
- What is SB4998?
- SB4998 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Fourth Amendment Restoration and Protection Act of 2026.
- What does SB4998 do?
- In its own words: To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to prohibit the use of authorities under such Act to surveil United States persons and to prohibit the use of information acquired under such Act in any criminal, civil, or administrative proceeding or as part of any criminal, civil, or administrative investigation.
- What is the status of SB4998?
- In committee as of July 15, 2026. Latest action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (July 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB4998?
- Paul, Rand (R).
- Where is the official record for SB4998?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4998
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