S. 1318 – [Foreign Intelligence Accountability Act]
S. 1318 - [Foreign Intelligence Accountability Act]
Hearing Information
Meeting Announcement
Monday, April 27, 2026 - 1:00pm H-313, The Capitol View Announcement »
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Rules Committee Hearing H.R 7567, H.R. 2616, S. Con. Res. 33, S. 1318
Rules Committee Hearing H.R 7567, H.R. 2616, S. Con. Res. 33, S. 1318 Part II
Bill Text
(as engrossed by the Senate)
Rules Committee Print 119-27 PDF
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Hearing Documents
Rule PDF
H. Rept. 119-628 PDF
Rule Information
COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY A RECORD VOTE of 9-4 on April 28, 2026.
FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 1224:
Agreed to by a record vote of 216-210, after agreeing to the previous question by a record vote of 215-210, on Wednesday, April 29, 2026.
MANAGERS: Scott/McGovern
1. Structured rule for H.R. 7567.
2. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
3. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Agriculture or their respective designees.
4. Provides that, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Agriculture now printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 119-22, modified by the amendment printed in part A of the Rules Committee report, shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
5. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
6. Makes in order only those further amendments printed in part B of the Rules Committee report and amendments en bloc described in section 3 of the rule. Each further amendment shall be considered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
7. Waives all points of order against the further amendments printed in part B of the Rules Committee report or amendments en bloc described in section 3 of the rule.
8. Provides that the chair of the Committee on Agriculture or his designee may offer amendments en bloc consisting of further amendments printed part B of the Rules Committee report not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Agriculture or their respective designees, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
9. Provides one motion to recommit.
10. Closed rule for H.R. 2616.
11. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
12. Provides that, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and Workforce now printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 119-26 shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
13. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
14. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Education and Workforce or their respective designees.
15. Provides one motion to recommit.
16. Closed rule for S. Con. Res. 33.
17. Waives all points of order against consideration of the concurrent resolution.
18. Provides that the concurrent resolution shall be considered as read.
19. Waives all points of order against provisions in the concurrent resolution.
20. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Budget or their respective designees.
21. Closed rule for S. 1318.
22. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
23. Provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 119-27, modified by the amendment printed in part C of the Rules Committee report, shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
24. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
25. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided among and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary or their respective designees and the chair and ranking minority member of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence or their respective designees.
26. Provides one motion to commit.
27. Provides that in the engrossment of the House amendment to S. 1318, the Clerk shall add the text of H.R. 1919, as passed by the House, as new matter at the end of the text proposed to be inserted by the House amendment; assign appropriate designations to provisions within the engrossment of the text proposed to be inserted by the House; conform cross-references and provisions for short titles within the engrossment of the text proposed to be inserted by the House; and be authorized to make technical corrections, to include corrections in spelling, punctuation, page and line numbering, section numbering, and insertion of appropriate headings within the engrossment of the text proposed to be inserted by the House.
28. Provides that it shall be in order at any time through the legislative day of May 1, 2026, for the Speaker to entertain motions that the House suspend the rules as though under clause 1 of rule XV. The Speaker or his designee shall consult with the Minority Leader or his designee on the designation of any matter for consideration pursuant to this section.
29. Closed rule for H.R. 1346.
30. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
31. Provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 119-28 shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
32. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
33. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce or their respective designees.
34. Provides one motion to recommit.
35. Provides that in the engrossment of H.R. 7567, the Clerk shall await the disposition of H.R. 1346; add the text of H.R. 1346, as passed by the House, as new matter at the end of H.R. 7567; assign appropriate designations to provisions within the engrossment; conform cross-references and provisions for short titles within the engrossment; and be authorized to make technical corrections, to include corrections in spelling, punctuation, page and line numbering, section numbering, and insertion of appropriate headings within the engrossment.
Amendments (click each header to sort table ▲▼ by that column)
| # | Version # | Sponsor(s) | Party | Summary | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Version 1 | Cloud (TX), Biggs (AZ), Moore (AL), Biggs (SC), Brecheen (OK) | Republican | Prohibits the Federal Reserve from studying, developing, or issuing a central bank digital currency. | Submitted |
| 2 | Version 1 | Massie (KY), Lofgren (CA) | Bi-Partisan | WARRANT REQUIRMENT - Prohibits Federal officers and employees from accessing communications and other sensitive information of United States persons obtained under FISA Section 702 without a warrant, subject to limited exceptions for emergencies, consent, concurrent authorization, and defensive cybersecurity. Imposes strict limits, transparency, and accountability on surveillance by defining covered queries and requiring a legitimate foreign intelligence purpose, documented justification, and congressional oversight. | Submitted |
| 3 | Version 1 | Massie (KY), Lofgren (CA) | Bi-Partisan | NO REVERSE TARGETING - Prohibits reverse targeting under FISA Section 702 by barring the intentional targeting of non-U.S. persons abroad when a significant purpose is to acquire the communications of known U.S. persons or persons located in the United States. Strengthens Fourth Amendment protections by closing a loophole that allows warrantless surveillance of Americans through foreign targeting and reinforces the requirement that U.S. persons may not be deprived of their proper legal due process. | Submitted |
| 4 | Version 1 | Massie (KY), Lofgren (CA) | Bi-Partisan | REPEALS the 2024 EXPANSION of FISA to WIFI and INTERNET COMMUNCIATIONS - Strikes the expanded definition of "electronic communication service provider" under FISA to prohibit compelled government access, without a warrant, to information held at private data centers, cloud infrastructure, enterprise IT systems, and network administration services not traditionally classified as communications carriers. Invalidates any Section 702 directives issued under the expanded definition. | Submitted |
| 5 | Version 1 | Harris (NC) | Republican | Repeals the definition of Electronic Communications Service Provider in the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act. | Submitted |
| 6 | Version 1 | Harris (NC) | Republican | Changes the reauthorization to 3 months. | Submitted |
| 7 | Version 1 | Biggs (AZ), Crane (AZ), Biggs (SC), Boebert (CO), Harris (NC) | Republican | Creates a warrant requirement for searching the communications or other information of United States persons by prohibiting any officer or employee of the United States from conducting a warrantless covered query of information acquired under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. | Submitted |
| 8 | Version 1 | Tiffany (WI), Crane (AZ), Brecheen (OK) | Republican | Amends Section 701 of the underlying statute to define "United States person" as a United States citizen. | Submitted |
| 9 | Version 1 | Rose (TN) | Republican | Directs the Department of Justice Inspector General to review and publicly report on the FBI’s use of the “advanced filtering tool” described in the October 2025 DOJ report entitled "A Review of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Querying Practices Under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act", which found the tool had been used in violation of FBI querying procedures for untracked queries, and to brief all Members of Congress on the findings. | Submitted |
| 10 | Version 1 | Roy (TX), Perry (PA), Self (TX), Massie (KY) | Republican | Repeals the kill switch mandated in vehicles under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. | Submitted |
| 11 | Version 2 | Luna (FL) | Republican | Revised Attaches voter I.D. requirements when voting in U.S. election to the FISA bill | Revised |
| 12 | Version 1 | Luna (FL) | Republican | Attaches the text of the SAVE AMERICA ACT as passed by the House to the FISA bill | Submitted |
| 13 | Version 1 | Crawford (AR) | Republican | MANAGER’S AMENDMENT Requires the intelligence community inspector general (IC IG) to "determine" whether each query referred to its office constitutes a violation of laws, rules, or regulations or an abuse of authority, permitting the IC IG to use the most appropriate inquiry method. Also clarifies that criminal penalties apply to violations of query procedures as they relate to "United States person queries." | Considered as Adopted |
| 14 | Version 1 | Rose (TN) | Republican | Grants Members of Congress the right to attend hearings and oral arguments of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review, and directs those courts to establish security and notification procedures to facilitate such attendance. | Submitted |
Committee Votes
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 277
Motion by Mr. McGovern to add a section to the rule to provide for the immediate consideration of the Senate’s amendment to H.R. 7147, funding lawful Department of Homeland Security agencies, debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees. Defeated: 5–8
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 280
Motion by Ms. Scanlon to make in order amendment #7 to S. 1318, offered by Representative Biggs of Arizona, which creates a warrant requirement for searching the communications or other information of United States persons by prohibiting any officer or employee of the United States from conducting a warrantless covered query of information acquired under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Defeated: 6–6
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 281
Motion by Ms. Scanlon to make in order amendment #6 to S. 1318, offered by Representative Harris of North Carolina, which changes the reauthorization to 3 months. Defeated: 4–7
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 282
Motion by Ms. Scanlon to make in order amendment #3 to S. 1318, offered by Representative Massie, which prohibits reverse targeting under FISA Section 702 by barring the intentional targeting of non-U.S. persons abroad when a significant purpose is to acquire the communications of known U.S. persons or persons located in the United States. Strengthens Fourth Amendment protections by closing a loophole that allows warrantless surveillance of Americans through foreign targeting and reinforces the requirement that U.S. persons may not be deprived of their proper legal due process. Defeated: 4–7
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 283
Motion by Mr. McGovern to strike section 8 of the rule, which adds the text of H.R. 1919, a bill about cryptocurrency, to the House Amendment to S. 1318, the FISA bill. Defeated: 4–7
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 284
Motion by Mr. McGovern to add a section to the rule stating that the farm bill (H.R. 7567) cannot be transmitted to the Senate if CBO determines it adds to the deficit. Defeated: 4–7
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 300
Motion by Mr. McGovern to make in order amendment #7 to S. 1318, offered by Representative Biggs of Arizona, debatable for 30 minutes. Defeated: 5–7
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 303
Motion by Mr. McGovern to make in order amendment #7 to S. 1318, offered by Representative Biggs of Arizona, debatable for 40 minutes. Defeated: 4–8
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 314
Motion by Ms. Scanlon to make in order amendment #4 to S. 1318, offered by Representative Massie, which strikes the expanded definition of "electronic communication service provider" under FISA to prohibit compelled government access, without a warrant, to information held at private data centers, cloud infrastructure, enterprise IT systems, and network administration services not traditionally classified as communications carriers. Invalidates any Section 702 directives issued under the expanded definition. Defeated: 5–8
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 315
Motion by Ms. Scanlon to make in order amendment #9 to S. 1318, offered by Representative Rose, which directs the Department of Justice Inspector General to review and publicly report on the FBI’s use of the “advanced filtering tool” described in the October 2025 DOJ report entitled "A Review of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Querying Practices Under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act", which found the tool had been used in violation of FBI querying procedures for untracked queries, and to brief all Members of Congress on the findings. Defeated: 4–8
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 330
Motion by Mr. McGovern to add a section to the rule to provide for the immediate consideration of the Senate’s amendment to H.R. 7147, funding lawful Department of Homeland Security agencies, debatable for 40 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees. Defeated: 5–7
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 335
Motion by Mr. Austin Scott to report the rule. Adopted: 9–4