FISA AI Reporting Act
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FISA AI Reporting Act (sponsor’s title)[1]
United States — federal[2]
Proposed legislation[1]
Number not established; sponsor draft MCDOWE_042.[2]
Sponsor announced introduction September 17, 2026.[1]
Proposed report due 180 days after enactment; no enactment established.[2]
September 17, 2026
The FISA AI Reporting Act is the name used by Representative Addison McDowell for a proposal announced with James Walkinshaw on September 17, 2026. It concerns congressional oversight of intelligence-community AI use under FISA section 702.[1]
Proposed report
The sponsor’s three-page draft would require a report from the Director of National Intelligence within 180 days after enactment. It would address AI uses involving section 702 data, safeguards for compliance with FISA and the Fourth Amendment, related submissions to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, and types of models used.[2]
A classified annex would be permitted. Preparation would involve the Attorney General and the CIA, FBI and NSA directors, plus other intelligence-community leaders selected by the DNI.[2]
Legislative status
Introduction was announced by the sponsor on September 17. The draft is dated September 16 and leaves the House bill number and referral committee blank; it is not evidence of passage or enactment.[1][2]
Related coverage
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Office of Representative Addison McDowell, “McDowell Leads Bipartisan FISA AI Reporting Act to Increase Oversight of Artificial Intelligence Use Under FISA,” September 17, 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Sponsor-published bill draft, MCDOWE_042, September 16, 2026, section 1, pp. 1–3.