# 119-s-4280: SAFE Act 119-s-4280, SAFE Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-24). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4280 - As of: 2026-04-24 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: 119-s-4280 - Congress: 119 - Title: SAFE Act - Status: in_committee - Introduced: 2026-04-13 - Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT) - Cosponsors: 11 - Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security - Touches household money: yes - Last recorded action: 2026-04-24 ## Summary **Strengthens limits on government access to Americans' communications** by tightening who can query Section 702 data, adding audits and training, and expanding court and public oversight to reduce warrantless or unreviewed use of U.S.-person information. - Everyday Americans and Members of Congress gain new protections: queries tied to U.S. persons are restricted and often require documented justification or an exception, and congressional leaders plus affected Members must be notified when queries might identify a Member. - DOJ, the FBI, and the intelligence community face stricter rules and checks. Covered queries must have written justifications, FBI staff need initial and annual training, audits of covered queries occur every 180 days and must be completed within 90 days, and the Department of Justice Inspector General must report by June 30 of the first calendar year after enactment and every 3 years. - Online and intermediary service providers face tighter limits on voluntary disclosures and new harmonized court standards. The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court will use privacy amici, expanded access to materials, and stronger declassification and public-reporting requirements. ## Cosponsors (11) - Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL), 2026-04-13T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] (R-WY), 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX), 2026-04-21T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI), 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] (I-VT), 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA), 2026-04-21T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND), 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL), 2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT), 2026-04-22T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR), 2026-04-22T00:00:00.000Z ## Provisions PRIA read - Stricter FBI query rules and audits: benefit, high. If enacted, FBI personnel would need initial training and annual refreshers before running covered queries of Section 702 content. Sensitive queries and batch queries would generally require prior approval from an FBI attorney except in exigent circumstances. Each covered query would need a written… - Limits on government buying and using data: benefit, high. If enacted, the Attorney General would have to write rules to minimize acquisition and retention of covered personal data by law-enforcement and intelligence agencies. Agencies would have to try to exclude covered-person data before they acquire compilations, delete it before operational use, and p… - New definitions and provider protections: benefit, high. If enacted, this bill would change key legal definitions and broaden which companies count as "online service providers." It would bar intermediary providers from knowingly sharing stored message content or user records with the government. The bill would narrow the period of immunity for companies… - More transparency for intelligence activity: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Attorney General and DNI would publish an annual, agency-by-agency report each April about Section 702 queries, access counts, orders, exceptions, and related metrics for the prior calendar year. The DNI would complete a 180-day declassification review to publish provider and servic… - Tighter accuracy rules and court penalties: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Attorney General would adopt accuracy procedures for FISA court applications and officers would have to certify they reviewed supporting records. Section 702 certifiers would have to attest that the AG and DNI were told of any information that might affect a certification's accuracy… - Sunsets, dates, and implementation delays: mixed, medium. If enacted, certain timing rules and grandfathering would change. Title V of FISA as in effect on March 14, 2020 would cease to apply to investigations 180 days after enactment. Some expiration language would be fixed to the calendar date April 20, 2028. The Attorney General, coordinated with the D… ## Related bills - 119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 - 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026 - 119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former United States Senator for the State of Kansas. - 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. ## Sources - [119-s-4280 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4280) ## Related - [119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1071) - [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) - [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4280 (as of 2026-04-24).