Defend the Fourth Amendment against warrantless surveillance.

Thomas Massie · Kentucky · Republican

policy impact 0.89 specificity 5.00 extraction confidence 98%

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Defend the Fourth Amendment against warrantless surveillance.

The site commits Massie to opposing warrantless surveillance.

Vote Massie — Thomas Massie for Congress
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The Surveillance Accountability Act requires government employees to first obtain a warrant based on probable cause before searching Americans’ personal information, including data stored on a phone, in the cloud, or held by a third party.

Massie co-introduced legislation requiring warrants for government-initiated searches and closing loopholes for digital and third-party data access.

Reps. Massie and Boebert Introduce the "Surveillance Accountability Act" to Require Warrants for Government-Initiated Searches | U.S. Representative Thomas Massie
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Evidence

Massie’s office announced H.R. 8470, the Surveillance Accountability Act, saying it would require government-initiated searches to be conducted with a warrant based on probable cause as required by the Fourth Amendment and would create a private cause of action for violations.

Direct legislative action to require warrants for government searches, matching the promise’s core Fourth Amendment / anti-warrantless-surveillance goal.

partial same_term A for effort

Reps. Massie and Boebert Introduce the "Surveillance Accountability Act" to Require Warrants for Government-Initiated Searches | U.S. Representative Thomas Massie
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The House passed S. 4465, described as a bill to amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 and extend title VII authorities; Massie’s office also highlighted he led debate against warrantless spying on Americans on 4/30/26.

Massie participated in a live floor fight over surveillance authorities and his office framed it as a debate against warrantless spying, but the vote moved surveillance law in the opposite direction of the promise.

partial same_term A for effort

Roll Call 155 | Bill Number: S. 4465 | Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
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never same_term A for effort

Massie made serious same-term efforts aligned with the promise, including introducing H.R. 8470 to require warrants for government-initiated searches and publicly opposing warrantless surveillance during the S. 4465 floor fight. However, the provided evidence does not show that the promised policy outcome was enacted or otherwise delivered; the House action described extended surveillance authorities rather than defending the Fourth Amendment in the promised direction. This supports credit for effort, not fulfillment.

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