Extends government surveillance powers for 8 years while giving Congress more oversight of secret courts
This bill would extend key government surveillance powers for 8 years. It would also give members of Congress and their staff full access to proceedings in the secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, overriding current limits. The bill makes it easier for people to sue the government if they're illegally watched and creates stronger penalties for officials who misuse surveillance powers.
The Attorney General currently controls how members of Congress can observe secret surveillance court proceedings. After this bill, lawmakers would have unrestricted access to these court proceedings, surveillance powers would be extended for 8 years, and people would have stronger legal remedies against surveillance abuses with a 5-year window to sue.
S 3696 · 119th Congress · AI Summary by claude-sonnet-4-20250514 · 10/10
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