# 119-s-3893: SAFE Act

119-s-3893, SAFE Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3893
- Congress: 119
- Title: SAFE Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-02-23
- Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-11

## Summary

**Limits warrantless FBI queries of foreign‑intelligence systems and boosts oversight of FISA §702 collection.** This bill would impose strict query controls, ramp up audits and reporting, and add penalties and accountability for misuse of collected data. - U.S. persons and households: It would bar warrantless access to unminimized §702 content except narrow exceptions and prohibit reverse targeting of people in the United States. It requires notification when a Member of Congress is queried and sets consent rules for defensive briefings. - Federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies: It would require training before any covered query and annual refreshers, extra approvals and written justification for sensitive queries, recordkeeping of query terms and personnel, and DOJ audits every 180 days with audits completed within 90 days and results sent to key congressional committees. - Data brokers and covered governmental entities: It would bar covered governmental entities from buying or using covered personal data from data providers except for specific exceptions like court orders, emergencies, or consent. Illegally obtained data and evidence derived from it may not be used and the Attorney General must issue minimization rules while the Director of National Intelligence must report identified datasets within 180 days. *Seeks to tighten privacy safeguards, increase transparency, and impose new oversight and penalties across FISA and §702 operations.*

## Cosponsors (7)

- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL), 2026-02-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND), 2026-02-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI), 2026-02-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT), 2026-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2026-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] (R-WY), 2026-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] (D-WI), 2026-03-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Tighter rules for intelligence searches: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would define who counts as a "covered person" and what counts as a "covered query." It would bar targeting U.S. persons or people reasonably believed to be in the United States and forbid "reverse targeting" under Section 702. FBI staff would need initial and annual training be…
- Stronger oversight and court transparency: benefit, medium. If enacted, DOJ must audit every covered §702 query in each 180‑day period and finish each audit within 90 days. DOJ must send unredacted results to oversight committees within 30 days of audit completion and brief committees in person if deadlines are missed. The DOJ Inspector General must audit F…
- Limits on government buying personal data: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would bar law enforcement and intelligence agencies from buying or otherwise obtaining covered personal data from data brokers, except for narrow exceptions like court orders, emergencies, consented background checks, employment checks, whistleblower reports, and limited compli…

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- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
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- 119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewellyn Kyl, former Senator for the State of Arizona.
- 119-sres-801: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham, a Senator from the State of South Carolina.
- 119-sres-755: A resolution honoring the life of the Honorable Donald W. Riegle, Jr., former Senator for the State of Michigan.
- 119-sres-739: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of John Seymour, the late Senator for the State of California.

## Sources
- [119-s-3893 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3893)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former Uni…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-913)
- [119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewel…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-897)
- [119-sres-801: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham,…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-801)
- [119-sres-755: A resolution honoring the life of the Honorable Donald W. Riegle, Jr., former S…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-755)
- [119-sres-739: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of John Seymour, the late Senator for…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-739)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3893 (as of 2026-08-11).