BGOV Bill Analysis: H.R. 8322, 10-Day FISA Extension

April 17, 2026, 2:24 PM UTC

The federal government’s legal authority to monitor certain private electronic messages without a warrant would be extended through April 30 under H.R. 8322, giving lawmakers more time to negotiate a long-term reauthorization for the surveillance program.

The measure would extend for 10 days Title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which governs how US intelligence agencies can collect and search through phone calls, emails, text messages, and other electronic communications to or from agents of foreign governments and suspected terrorists located outside of the country. These authorities were last reauthorized in 2024 and will expire on April 20 ...

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