HR 8178 · 119th Congress

Protecting Americans from Unauthorized Surveillance Act

This bill creates a new watchdog office inside the Department of Justice called the FISA Oversight Office to review surveillance applications before they go to court. Right now, when the government wants to spy on someone, they apply directly to a secret court without anyone independently checking their work. This b…

Sponsor

Lieu, Ted (D-California)

Introduced

2026-04-02

Policy area

Armed Forces and National Security