Government Surveillance Transparency Act of 2026
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 2
- Latest action
- Feb 26, 2026
What it does
The Government Surveillance Transparency Act of 2026 would amend Title 18 of the U.S. Code to limit the sealing of criminal surveillance orders, applications, and related materials, generally prohibiting seals that extend beyond the execution or end of surveillance, with limited exceptions for up to 180 days (and one possible extension) if sealing is necessary to prevent adverse results like endangering lives or destroying evidence. The bill requires public docketing of surveillance cases, including case numbers and captions for each target, mandates automatic unsealing after seal expiration, and allows any person to request unsealing or challenge redactions, with prevailing challengers…
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