US Lawmakers Propose Bill to Curtail FBI’s Warrantless Spy Powers

Bipartisan group wants to renew surveillance program but end some of the warrantless spying.

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) participates in a Senate Finance Committee hearing in Washington on March 22, 2023. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

A new bill introduced Nov. 7 would curtail the power of the FBI and other intelligence agencies to conduct warrantless searches on Americans.

The Government Surveillance Reform Act would forbid the bureau and other agencies like the CIA from querying a database for information on Americans, with exceptions.