A Bill for an Act to Amend the National Security Agencies Act to Expand Lawful Interception Powers, and for Related Matters
Overview
Expands powers of security agencies to intercept electronic communications under warrant from a designated Federal High Court judge.
- Chamber
- Senate
- Current stage
- Second reading
- Introduced
- 19 Feb 2026
- Last action
- 7 Mar 2026
Plain English
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Timeline
- Introduced19 Feb 2026
- First reading19 Feb 2026
- Second reading7 Mar 2026current
Passed second reading amid civil society objections; referred to Committee on National Security & Intelligence.
Sponsors
- Tahir MongunoPrimaryAPC · Borno North
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