The civic record

Read. Follow. Verify.

S4465FEDERALSession 119Federal BillSigned into law

Enacted

Extension of FISA Surveillance Authorities

Original title: A bill 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.

Last action · April 30, 2026: Became Public Law No: 119-87.Sponsors: Tom Cotton and 1 other

Bill progressHistory & official text ↓

Introduced

Committee

Floor Vote

Passed

Law

Track this bill to get notified when it advances a stage. One tap to stop, anytime.

What This Bill Does

Public Law 119-87 extends the expiration date for specific surveillance authorities under (FISA) from April 30, 2026, to June 12, 2026.

Why it matters

This law maintains the legal authority for federal intelligence agencies to continue existing surveillance programs for an additional six weeks beyond the previous expiration date.

Who It Affects

Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Federal Intelligence Agencies

These agencies retain the legal authority to conduct surveillance under Title VII of FISA until the new expiration date.

Directly affected

U.S. Citizens

The legal framework governing government surveillance of communications remains in effect for an additional period.

Key Facts

The expiration date for Title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 is extended from April 30, 2026, to June 12, 2026.
The extension applies to Section 403(b) of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008.
The amendments take effect on the earlier of the date of enactment or April 29, 2026.
The law was passed by both the Senate and the House on April 30, 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this law change?

It pushes back the expiration date of specific federal surveillance authorities by approximately six weeks.

When do these surveillance authorities expire now?

The new expiration date is June 12, 2026.

What else do you want to know?

News Coverage

No news coverage found yet. Articles are indexed twice daily.

Follow the record

Votes, people, money & the original source

Where This Stands

Current status: Signed into law.

Procedural history

15 actions

Apr 30, 2026PresidentEnrolled
Became Public Law No: 119-87.
Apr 30, 2026PresidentEnrolled
Signed by President.
Apr 30, 2026PresidentEnrolled
Presented to President.
Apr 30, 2026House
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Apr 30, 2026HouseFloor
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 261 - 111 (Roll no. 155). (text: CR H3322)
Apr 30, 2026HouseFloor
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 261 - 111 (Roll no. 155). (text: CR H3322)

Show 9 earlier actions

Apr 30, 2026House
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 4465.
Apr 30, 2026House
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3322-3326)
Apr 30, 2026House
Mr. Jordan moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Apr 30, 2026House
Held at the desk.
Apr 30, 2026House
Received in the House.
Apr 30, 2026Senate
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Apr 30, 2026SenateIntroduced
Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S2158; text: CR S2158)
Apr 30, 2026SenateFloor
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Voice Vote.
Apr 30, 2026SenateIntroduced
Introduced in Senate

Version history & redline

4 versions on file

Comparing Enrolled Bill → Public Law

[Generated by AI - not the official text]

No material changes found

Public Law 119-87

removed addedOfficial text

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [119th Congress Public Law 87] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4465 Enrolled Bill (ENR)] S.4465 One Hundred Nineteenth [[Page 140 STAT. 811]] Public Law 119-87 119th Congress of the United States of America AT THE SECOND SESSION Begun and held at the City of Washington on Saturday, the third day of January, two thousand and twenty six An Act 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. <<NOTE: Apr. 30, 2026 - [S. 4465]>> Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES […] OF 1978. (a) Extension of Repeal Date of Title VII.--Section 403(b) of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-261) is amended-- (1) <<NOTE: 50 USC 1881 and note, 1881a-1881h.>> in paragraph (1) (50 U.S.C. 1881 note), by striking ``April 30, 2026'' and inserting ``June 12, 2026''; and (2) in paragraph (2) (18 U.S.C. 2511 note), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ``April 30, 2026'' and inserting ``June 12, 2026''. (b) <<NOTE: 50 USC 1881 note.>> Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the earlier of the date of the enactment of this Act or April 29, 2026. Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States Approved April 30, 2026. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S. 4465: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 172 (2026): Apr. 30, considered and President of the Senate.passed Senate and House. <all>

Redline computed from the official version text (record lane).View this version →

Voting Record

Outcome not reportedHouse4/30/2026Voteview

Total

365

Yes: 257
No: 108
Present: 0
Not voting: 0
Abstain: 0

How they voted (365)

341 more members

Raja KrishnamoorthiDyes

Mario Diaz-BalartRyes

April McClain DelaneyDno

Jonathan JacksonDno

Richard McCormickRyes

Guy ReschenthalerRyes

Debbie Wasserman SchultzDyes

Daniel WebsterRyes

Brittany PettersenDno

Maggie GoodlanderDyes

Jefferson Van DrewRyes

Jennifer McClellanDno

George WhitesidesDyes

Randy FeenstraRyes

Charles FleischmannRyes

Joe WilsonRyes

Jamie RaskinDyes

Steve ScaliseRyes

Nicole MalliotakisRyes

Bradley SchneiderDyes

Christopher DeluzioDno

Kristen McDonald RivetDyes

Nicholas LangworthyRyes

Jimmy PanettaDyes

Lance GoodenRyes

Christopher SmithRyes

Mariannette Miller-MeeksRyes

Susie LeeDyes

Monica De La CruzRyes

Michelle FischbachRyes

Bonnie Watson ColemanDno

Teresa Leger FernandezDyes

Show 1 earlier roll call

Motion succeededHouse4/30/2026U.S. CongressOfficial roll call ↗

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

Total

430

Yes: 261
No: 111
Present: 0
Not voting: 58
Abstain: 0

How they voted (2)

Raúl GrijalvaDno

Kevin KileyRyes

Full roll-call analysis →

Full breakdown

Who this bill affects and the strongest case for and against it, written only from the bill’s own text.

Related Legislation

congressional record

Senate Receives and Signs FISA Extension Bill

The Senate formally acknowledged the House's passage and the subsequent signing of S. 4465, a bill that extends existing surveillance authorities unde

congressional record

Proposed Senate Amendment to Address Stolen Sensitive Data

Senate Amendment 6249 proposes a new federal strategy to identify, track, and potentially destroy or recover sensitive data—including financial, medic

congressional record

Proposed Law to Require Disclosure of Foreign Funding in U.S. Lawsuits

Senator Kennedy has introduced an amendment that would require parties in federal civil lawsuits to disclose if their legal costs are being paid by fo

congressional record

Protecting Americans from Government Spying Act (Senate Amendment 6160)

This amendment proposes new restrictions on how federal agencies access the private communications of U.S. persons collected under Section 702 of the

Discoveries

1 pattern noticed across the record

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.

policy shift90% confidence

Short-term Extension

The law provides a very brief extension (less than two months), suggesting a stop-gap measure rather than a long-term reauthorization.

S. 4465

Connected Entities

Public Law 119-87

otherPublic Law 119-87“The final enacted law.”Map →

Sources

Open source document

www.congress.gov

Analysis Score

0–100

Significance85
How much this matters to a regular citizen
Controversy60
Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
Entertainment10
Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
Buzz40
Current news / social attention level

Publisher tools

What This Bill Does

Who It Affects

Key Facts

Frequently Asked Questions

News Coverage

Where This Stands

Procedural history

Version history & redline

Voting Record

Full breakdown

Sponsors

Related Legislation

Senate Receives and Signs FISA Extension Bill

Proposed Senate Amendment to Address Stolen Sensitive Data

Proposed Law to Require Disclosure of Foreign Funding in U.S. Lawsuits

Protecting Americans from Government Spying Act (Senate Amendment 6160)

Discoveries

Short-term Extension

Connected Entities

Sources

Analysis Score

Share or embed this record