Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, Energy and Commerce, Education and Workforce, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
The American Privacy Restoration Act would completely repeal the USA PATRIOT Act, the sweeping surveillance and law enforcement law enacted after the September 11, 2001 attacks. The bill would restore all laws that were modified by the PATRIOT Act back to their versions from October 25, 2001, essentially rolling back 24 years of surveillance authorities granted to federal agencies. This would affect the FBI, CIA, NSA, and other federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies that have relied on PATRIOT Act powers for surveillance, wiretapping, and information gathering. The bill contains no specific funding or implementation timeline but was introduced in May 2025 and referred to multiple House committees including Judiciary, Intelligence, and Financial Services. If passed, it would significantly restrict government surveillance capabilities and require substantial restructuring of how federal agencies conduct investigations and intelligence operations.
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