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.
Key claim: HR9115 proposes to extend the surveillance authorities of Title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 by amending the FISA Amendments Act of 2008.
Abstract
(HR9115 · 119th Congress) Latest action (2026-06-03): Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Why this matters
Extensions of FISA Title VII authorities directly shape the surveillance environment for U.S. persons whose communications may be incidentally collected, with civil rights implications for Fourth Amendment protections, query procedures, and downstream criminal use. Tracking each successive reauthorization vehicle — including incremental bills like HR9115 — matters because these authorities lapse on statutory deadlines, and the choice between clean extensions and reform-conditioned reauthorizations determines whether civil liberties safeguards evolve or remain static.