No FISA Reauthorization Without Warrant Requirements

I am writing to urge you to oppose any reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act that does not include meaningful, enforceable reforms protecting Americans’ constitutional rights. Section 702 expired on June 12, 2026. Congress had the opportunity to fix it. Instead, it left town. That failure is unacceptable — but it is also an opening. The American people deserve a reauthorization that actually protects them, not a rubber stamp on a surveillance apparatus that has operated for years without adequate oversight or accountability. Here is what I am asking you to demand before any reauthorization moves forward: A warrant requirement. Before the FBI, NSA, or any federal agency searches the communications of an American citizen collected under Section 702, it must obtain a warrant. This is not a radical ask. This is the Fourth Amendment. The government collects more than 250 million communications annually under this program. Americans’ emails, phone calls, and texts are swept up in that collection — and currently searched without a judge’s approval. A ban on purchasing location data. Federal agencies must not be permitted to buy Americans’ location data from commercial data brokers as a workaround to constitutional protections. This loophole allows the government to track protesters, journalists, and activists without a warrant. It must close. Accountability for unqualified leadership. The dysfunction around this reauthorization stems in part from the Trump administration’s installation of Bill Pulte — a political donor with no intelligence experience — as acting Director of National Intelligence. Congress must assert its oversight role and demand qualified leadership at our nation’s top intelligence post. Section 702 is a powerful tool. Used properly, with real oversight, it protects national security. Used without guardrails, it threatens the civil liberties of every American. Do not reauthorize the status quo. Reform it first.