What happened
In the window, Congressman Addison McDowell (R-NC) introduced a bipartisan bill with Congressman James Walkinshaw (D-VA) to direct the intelligence community to report to Congress on how it uses artificial intelligence with data collected under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, including which systems are being used and what safeguards are in place to protect Americans' Fourth Amendment rights.
Why it matters
This is a proposed congressional oversight instrument targeting government (not private-sector) AI use on intelligence-collected data. It would create new transparency/reporting duties for intelligence agencies on AI systems and civil-liberties safeguards, and signals growing congressional attention to AI in surveillance and the FISA Section 702 reauthorization debate.
Action needed
For organisations and advocates tracking surveillance/AI oversight, monitor the bill's progress and the broader Section 702 reauthorization context.