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S 1318 · 119th Congress · SenateOther

Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act

In plain language: This bill extends the federal government's foreign electronic surveillance powers through April 2029 while creating stricter rules to protect Americans' privacy. It requires government attorneys to sign off before the FBI can search collected communications for an American's records and imposes up to five years in prison for agents who willfully break search rules. The bill also blocks the Federal Reserve from developing, testing, or issuing a government-run central bank digital currency, as well as providing personal bank accounts directly to individuals.

Provisional: our plain-language summary, pending review.

Provisionalunreviewed: impact, issue tags, provisions, stakeholders, summary
People affected—Not determinable from the text provided; the bill affects federal intelligence personnel, the Federal Reserve System, and the broader public, but contains no quantified population figures.
Fiscal magnitude—CBO cost estimate published (S. 1318, Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act, 2025-09-05); dollar figure pending review extraction — see receipt
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Issues

What this bill touches.

Personal data & privacy+45Banking/financial rules−30Crypto & digital assets−35Security vs. privacy+25Ethics & oversight+50

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Who it affects

Who it helps · who it burdens.

Who it helps

  • United States personsGains statutory protections prohibiting the federal government from intentionally targeting them under Section 702 without an individualized court order or criminal warrant, alongside increased oversight of queries involving their information (Sec. 101, 103).provisional
  • Designated Members of Congress and congressional staffGain guaranteed procedural access to attend proceedings before the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review (Sec. 104).provisional
  • Federal intelligence agenciesRetain foreign intelligence surveillance collection powers under FISA Title VII through an extended expiration date of April 30, 2029 (Sec. 107).provisional

Who it burdens

  • FBI officers and employeesFace criminal penalties of up to 5 years in prison, fines, or both for knowingly and willfully violating Section 702 U.S. person query procedures or falsifying compliance records, and must obtain attorney approval before querying Section 702 data with U.S. person identifiers (Sec. 102, 105).provisional
  • Federal Reserve System (Board of Governors and Reserve Banks)Prohibited from developing, testing, issuing, or implementing a central bank digital currency (CBDC), using a CBDC to conduct monetary policy, or maintaining accounts and offering financial products directly or indirectly to individuals (Sec. 202, 203, 204).provisional
  • Civil Liberties Protection Officer (ODNI)Takes on new statutory review duties to evaluate monthly FBI statements of U.S. person queries and refer suspected violations or civil liberties abuses to the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community (Sec. 101).provisional

Dollar-level funding (FEC sector totals) is coming in a later phase.

What it does

The provisions, in plain language.

  1. Requires the FBI to submit monthly statements of all U.S. person queries under Section 702 to the Civil Liberties Protection Officer, who must review them and refer suspected violations or abuses to the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community.

    Sec. 101provisional

  2. Imposes criminal penalties of up to five years in prison, fines, or both on FBI employees who willfully violate querying procedures for U.S. persons or falsify compliance records.

    Sec. 102provisional

  3. Prohibits the federal government from intentionally targeting U.S. persons under FISA Section 702 and specifies that targeting a U.S. person requires an individualized court order or criminal warrant.

    Sec. 103provisional

  4. Extends the expiration date for FISA Title VII foreign intelligence surveillance authorities from April 30, 2026, to April 30, 2029.

    Sec. 107provisional

  5. Prohibits Federal Reserve banks from directly issuing a central bank digital currency, maintaining accounts for individuals, or offering financial products and services directly to individuals.

    Sec. 202provisional

  6. Prohibits Federal Reserve banks from indirectly offering a central bank digital currency to individuals through financial institutions or other intermediaries.

    Sec. 203provisional

  7. Prohibits the Federal Reserve Board and Federal Open Market Committee from testing, developing, creating, or using a central bank digital currency to conduct monetary policy, while exempting open, permissionless, and privacy-preserving digital currencies.

    Sec. 204provisional

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Timeline

How it moved.

  1. Jun 5, 2026Motion to proceed to consideration of the House message to accompany S. 1318 rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 52. Record Vote Number: 164.
  2. Apr 29, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  3. Apr 29, 2026On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 235 - 191 (Roll no. 142). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H3160-3161)
  4. Apr 29, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 235 - 191 (Roll no. 142). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H3160-3161)
  5. Apr 29, 2026Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1224 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 7567, H.R. 2616, S. Con. Res. 33, S. 1318 and H.R. 1346. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 7567 under a structured rule and H.R. 2616, S. Con. Res. 33, S. 1318, and H.R. 1346 under a closed rule, with one hour of general debate on each measure. The resolution provides for one motion to recommit on H.R. 7567, H.R. 2616, and H.R. 1346, and one motion to commit on S. 1318.
  6. Nov 20, 2025Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8399; text: CR S8399)
  7. Nov 20, 2025Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  8. Oct 22, 2025Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Moran without amendment. With written report No. 119-89.
  9. Oct 22, 2025Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Moran without amendment. With written report No. 119-89.
  10. Jul 30, 2025Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  11. Apr 7, 2025Introduced in Senate

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