# 119-s-4998: Fourth Amendment Restoration and Protection Act of 2026

119-s-4998, Fourth Amendment Restoration and Protection Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] (R-KY); status introduced (as of 2026-10-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-4998
- Congress: 119
- Title: Fourth Amendment Restoration and Protection Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-07-15
- Sponsor: Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] (R-KY)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-11

## Summary

**Tight limits on surveillance of U.S. persons.** This bill would add a new Title IX to FISA that sharply restricts how the government can surveil United States persons and how it can use information about them. It would also apply similar limits to data collected under Executive Order 12333. - Families and individuals: It would create stronger privacy protections for United States persons by banning certain surveillance actions and restricting how their information gathered under FISA can be used. - Intelligence agencies: It would narrow authorities under Section 702 and limit queries of collected data, changing how analysts and collectors can access and search datasets that include United States persons. - Law enforcement and other users: It would govern downstream uses of information about United States persons, curbing how that intelligence can be repurposed for investigations or other government actions.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Limits on surveillance of U.S. persons: benefit, high. If enacted, this bill would limit how the government can collect and use information about U.S. persons. It would bar many FISA orders and ban queries of section 702 data using U.S.-person search terms. It would also ban queries and most uses of communications and business records gathered under Ex…
- Keeps current Fourth Amendment exceptions: mixed, low. If enacted, this bill would say it does not change Supreme Court exceptions to the Fourth Amendment. Exceptions like exigent circumstances would remain in place. This is a legal clarification and would not, by itself, create new surveillance powers or new privacy limits.

## Related bills

- 119-sconres-39: A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetar…
- 119-sconres-22: A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetar…
- 119-s-3362: Health Marketplace and Savings Accounts for All Act
- 119-s-3248: Health Savings Accounts For All Act of 2025
- 119-s-2886: America’s CHILDREN Act of 2025
- 119-s-3752: SAVE America Act

## Sources
- [119-s-4998 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4998)

## Related
- [119-sconres-39: A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United S…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sconres-39)
- [119-sconres-22: A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United S…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sconres-22)
- [119-s-3362: Health Marketplace and Savings Accounts for All Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3362)
- [119-s-3248: Health Savings Accounts For All Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3248)
- [119-s-2886: America’s CHILDREN Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2886)
- [119-s-3752: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3752)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4998 (as of 2026-10-11).