Protecting Americans from Unauthorized Surveillance Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8178 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8178 To protect Americans from unauthorized surveillance. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 2, 2026 Mr. Lieu introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To protect Americans from unauthorized surveillance. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Americans from Unauthorized Surveillance Act''. SEC. 2. FISA OVERSIGHT OFFICE. (a) In General.--Title I of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 is amended by adding at the end the following: ``SEC. 113. FISA OVERSIGHT OFFICE. ``(a) In General.--There is established an office, to be known as the `FISA Oversight Office', within the Department of Justice (hereinafter in this section referred to as the `Office'). The Office-- ``(1) shall evaluate each application under this title; ``(2) except as provided in paragraph (3), if the Office determines based on the evaluation under paragraph (1) that the probable cause standard under section 105(a)(2) may not be met, may-- ``(A) petition to be joined as a party; and ``(B) file a motion with the court alleging that such standard has not been met; and ``(3) if the application is for the surveillance of a United States person and if the Office determines based on the evaluation under paragraph (1) that the probable cause standard under section 105(a)(2) has not